after a while
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: after some time has passed
We will get started after a while.
The job got easier after a while.
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But after a while—two million to three million years for the gigantic star’s supernova, and 30 million years for the smaller supernova—the debris halo became sufficiently chilled.
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Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
The latter stops working after a while because the insects adapt and become used to those signals, and don't respond as expected.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 25 May 2025
And after a while, unbeknownst to them, the rule of the game changes and suddenly this color rule doesn’t work anymore.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 12 May 2025
But after a while, those offers dwindle or halt altogether.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
The latter stops working after a while because the insects adapt and become used to those signals, and don't respond as expected.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 25 May 2025
And after a while, unbeknownst to them, the rule of the game changes and suddenly this color rule doesn’t work anymore.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 12 May 2025
But after a while, those offers dwindle or halt altogether.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for after a while
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“After a while.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after%20a%20while. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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