for a while

Speech parts

1. for a while - Adverb

2. for a while - Phrase

for a short time

Source: WordNet

while briefly temporarily awhile

evermore always permanently continually forever eternally

Show all antonyms

Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect. Steven Wright

I think people should be allowed to do anything they want. We haven't tried that for a while. Maybe this time it'll work. George Carlin

For a while I was suicidal and I tried to kill myself. I think I should have died about four times. Jack Osbourne

Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while. Jack Welch

After the meal, one has to be still and shut the eyes for a while in the gloom. Scanian Proverb

When the cow has been sold with firmness you may relax for a while and go for a better one. English Proverb

for a while