quite a while

noun

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

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And Microsoft embraced neutrality after heavy unionA Since the NLRB will be weak for quite a while but a new study by The Center for Work And Democracy at Arizona State University identifies workers can influence a high road economy that go beyond traditional collective bargaining. Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Wednesday is likely to stick around the charts for quite a while, as Part 2 of the second season is poised to launch on September 3. Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2025 Knox, a 14-month-old goat, has been consuming the beer left in empty cans for quite a while. Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025 Now, Encarnacion will likely have to wait quite a while before taking another at-bat for San Francisco. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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