Related Words for while

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piece
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Noun, Verb
spell
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Verb, Noun, Verb
whilst
/
Adverb
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
when
/
Adverb, Noun
whereas
x/
Noun
though
/
Adverb
before
x/
Adverb
since
/
Adverb
although
x/
then
/
Adverb
because
x/
Adverb
during
/x
Noun
awhile
x/
Adverb
until
x/
despite
x/
Noun, Verb
instead
x/
Adverb
meanwhile
/x
Adverb
once
/
Adverb, Noun
however
x/x
Adverb
thus
/
Adverb
even
/x
Adverb
time
/
Noun
meantime
/x
Noun
where
/
Adverb, Noun
beside
x/
Adverb
lastly
/x
Adverb
whenever
x/x
Adverb
especially
x/x
Adverb
hence
/
Adverb
occasionally
x/xxx
Adverb
that
/
Adverb, Noun
afterward
/xx
Adverb
unless
x/
Adverb
assuming
x/x
Verb
wile
/
Noun
anyway
/xx
Adverb
perhaps
x/
Adverb
minute
/x
Noun
space
/
Noun
second
/x
Noun
moment
/x
Noun
long run
//
Phrase, Noun
interim
/xx
Noun
borrowed time
/x/
Phrase, Noun
interval
/xx
Noun
time lag
//
Phrase, Noun
just a second
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
time of day
///
Phrase, Noun
duration
//x
Noun
future
/x
Noun
period
/xx
Noun
suspense
x/
Noun
window
/x
Noun
maybe
/x
Adverb
lapse
/
Noun
time frame
//
Phrase, Noun
long haul
//
Phrase, Adjective, Noun
overtime
/xx
Noun
ongoing
/xx
Adjective
comma
/x
Noun
lifetime
/x
Noun
mean time
//
Phrase, Noun
time of year
///
Phrase, Noun
idling
/xx
Verb
season
/x
Noun
every second
/xx/x
Phrase, Adjective, Adverb, Noun
delay
x/
Noun
just a minute
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
standby
//
Noun
semester
x/x
Noun
time immemorial
/xx/xx
Phrase, Noun
interruption
xx/x
Noun
waiting
/x
Verb
sitting
/x
Verb
stint
/
Noun
good time
//
Phrase, Noun
span
/
Noun
timeframe
/x
Noun
passage
/x
Noun
question mark
/x/
Phrase, Noun
tail
/
Noun
short term
//
Phrase, Noun, Adjective
watch
/
Noun
cycle
/x
Noun
long game
//
Phrase, Noun
eternity
x/xx
Noun
hiatus
x/x
Noun
fortnight
/x
Noun
short time
//
Phrase, Noun
probation
x/x
Noun
occasion
x/x
Noun
layover
/xx
Noun
wartime
/x
Noun
layoff
/x
Noun
new year
//
Name, Name
pause
/
Noun, Verb
hour
/x
Noun
hitch
/
Noun
suspension
x/x
Noun
spring
/
Noun
interregnum
xx/x
Noun
anniversary
xx/xx
Noun
point
/
Noun
fits and starts
///
Phrase, Noun
today
x/
Noun
term
/
Noun
instant
/x
Noun
peacetime
/x
Noun
subjective time
x/x/
Phrase, Noun
late
/
Adjective
lifespan
/x
Noun
life
/
Noun
current
/x
Noun
vacation
x/x
Noun
eventuality
xxx/xx
Noun
postponement
x/x
Noun
tempo
/x
Noun
moratorium
xx/xx
Noun
standing
/x
Noun
month
/
Noun
trimester
x/x
Noun
presidency
/xxx
Noun
worth
/
Adjective
chatted
/x
Verb
tarry
/x
Verb
dozed
/
Verb
stew
/
Verb
silence
/x
Noun
repeat
x/
Adjective
burner
/x
Noun
girlfriend
/x
Noun
boyfriend
/x
Noun
concentrate
/xx
Noun
short
/
Adjective
toy
/
Noun
anything
/xx
Noun
linger
/x
Verb
little
/x
Adjective
fun
/
Noun
stop
/
Noun
pondered
/x
Verb
porch
/
Noun
wee
/
Adjective
talk
/
Noun
quite
/
Adverb
longer
/x
Adverb
longish
/x
Adjective
rest
/
Adjective, Verb
intently
x/x
Adverb
abdomen
x/x
Adjective
calmed
/
Verb
mused
/
Verb
bitterly
/xx
Adverb
couch
/
Noun
stay
/
Verb
guest
/
Noun
break
/
Noun
guy
/
Noun
wondering
/xx
Verb
aunt
/
Noun
sofa
/x
Noun
mess
/
Noun
folks
/
Noun
somebody
/xx
Noun
walk
/
Noun
prison
/x
Noun
bench
/
Noun
ride
/
Noun
transit
/x
Noun
unsatisfying
x/xxx
Adjective
against
x/
Adjective
albeit
x/x
along
x/
Adverb
alongside
x//
Adverb
amid
x/
Noun
among
x/
arid
/x
Adjective
awaiting
x/x
Verb
be
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
challenging
/xx
Adjective, Noun
coal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
commonplace
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
concurrent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
earlier
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
entertaining
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
everything
/xx
Noun
fascinating
/xxx
Adjective
heating
/x
Noun, Adjective
immoral
x/x
Adjective
indoors
/x
Noun, Adverb
interesting
/xx
Adjective
kicking
/x
Adjective, Noun
laudable
/xx
Adjective
lease
/
Noun, Verb
makes
/
Verb
meritorious
xx/xx
Adjective
much
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
mundane
x/
Adjective, Noun
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
none
/
Noun, Adverb
nothing
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
notwithstanding
xx/x
Adverb
outside
//
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
parallel
/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun, Adverb
pending
/x
Adjective
praiseworthy
/xx
Adjective
puck
/
Noun, Verb
put
/
Verb, Noun
rewarding
x/x
Adjective
same
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
scholarly
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
serve
/
Verb, Noun
sleep
/
Noun, Verb
so
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
sorta
/x
Adverb
spite
/
Noun, Verb
such
/
Noun
throughout
x/
Adverb
till
/
Noun, Verb
tomorrow
x/x
Noun, Adverb
under
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
uninteresting
x/xx
Adjective
unlike
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
useful
/x
Adjective
versus
/x
Adjective
weather
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
well
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
without
x/
Adverb
worthier
/xx
Adjective
worthwhile
//
Adjective
zodiac
/xx
Noun
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
anymore
xx/
Adverb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
literally
/xxx
Adverb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
expression
x/x
Noun
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
collocation
xx/x
Noun