after a while
idiom
: after some time has passed
We will get started after a while.
The job got easier after a while.
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Thanks to the Glasgow Festival spotlight on Austrian film, the Veni Vidi Vici filmmakers will return to Britain after a while.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
What to Consider The earbuds themselves are quite large and can feel uncomfortable after a while.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2025
So my mom would say that my dad was like her brother after a while.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
These little details are impressive, but the constant flipping between screens gets tiresome after a while.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
What to Consider The earbuds themselves are quite large and can feel uncomfortable after a while.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2025
So my mom would say that my dad was like her brother after a while.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
These little details are impressive, but the constant flipping between screens gets tiresome after a while.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for after a while
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