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in a while

in a while
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in ey hwahyl, wahyl]
    • /ɪn eɪ ʰwaɪl, waɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in ey hwahyl, wahyl]
    • /ɪn eɪ ʰwaɪl, waɪl/

Definitions of in a while words

  • adverb in a while a short time from now 1
  • phrase in a while You use all the while in order to say that something happens continually or that it happens throughout the time when something else is happening. 0
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Parts of speech for In a while

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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in a while popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for in a while

adv in a while

  • after — If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.
  • behind — If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
  • late — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
  • later — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
  • next — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
All 25 Synonyms of in a while

Antonyms for in a while

adv in a while

  • beforehand — If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
  • before — If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event.
  • earlier — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
All 3 Antonyms of in a while

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