in a while

Idioms and Phrases

Also, after a while . After a period of time, usually a moderately short time. For example, Go ahead, I'll be along in a while , or After a while we turned off the television and went for a walk . [c. 1300]

Example Sentences

At first borrowing from an online lender was just a once-in-a-while habit that started in early 2009.

From The Daily Beast

Had a passel o' sleigh-bells they'd ring ever' onc't-in-a-while, and it sounded purty—shore!

From Project Gutenberg

And the wind blowed in so they had to hold their hats afore the candles, and then onc't-in-a-while they'd git sluffed out.

From Project Gutenberg

I would oil and grease all the daily, weekly, and monthly, and even the once-in-a-while places.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• afterward
• again
• next
• subsequently
• thereafter