awhile
/əˈwaɪl/ adverb B1- For some time; for a short time. · Sit with me awhile.
- In the meantime; during an implicit ongoing process. · Can I get you a drink awhile?
From the library
There, then, awhile in chains we lay,
Did for awhile together lie
That happened to be the least ruined of any, and the big snake was delayed awhile before he could find a way up the stones.
I meant to, after awhile--but I was sulky and angry and I wanted to punish him first.
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