quite some time

noun

: a long period of time
I haven't seen her for quite some time.

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Japanese producers have been co-producing with their East Asian neighbors in Taiwan and South Korea for quite some time but have recently been venturing further afield into Southeast Asia and Europe. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026 As has been the case for quite some time, the base Kindle has ads on its lock screen. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026 High-top sneakers have been out of vogue for quite some time in performance basketball, and Nike hasn’t made a pair for one of its signature athletes since the launch of the LeBron 19 five years ago. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026 The faction that had a chokehold on the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) roster for quite some time completely disintegrated in recent weeks leading to all four male members getting into a match for Mustafa Ali’s TNA International Championship. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quite some time

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“Quite some time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quite%20some%20time. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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