quite a while

noun

: a long time

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

Examples of quite a while in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There were battling chants for Punk and Rhodes, then Punk went to the top rope, which took him quite a while. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Large numbers of people haven’t fallen ill with COVID for quite a while. — Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

In the end, though, the question of whether Bright Angel carbon is a remnant of ancient Martian life will remain open for quite a while. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026

Haven’t had it for quite a while. — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026

Rhymes for quite a while

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