quite a while

noun

: a long time
It has been quite a while since I last saw her.

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Chairman Smith from the Ways and Means Committee in the House has been a big proponent of doing something on the global minimum tax for quite a while. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 Something Brea has been lacking for quite a while are more fun places for kids to go and have fun instead of sitting around glued to their phones or tablets. Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 18 June 2025 And there's been really nothing romantic for quite a while on When Calls the Heart, except Melissa Gilbert came on last year and is returning, which is awesome. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 16 June 2025 Backstage, Kelley is also watching the episode for the first time in quite a while. Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for quite a while

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“Quite a while.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quite%20a%20while. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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