during the time that; at the same as
although
and then
(period of) time
"he was here for a little while"
"I need to rest for a piece"
"a spell of good weather"
"a patch of bad weather"
The refrigerator..would take a while to get cold.
出自: S. Bellow
This rain's with us for a while yet.
出自: J. Higgins
I was home for a brief while in the summer.
出自: G. Swift
To while away the heavy hours, they told each other stories.
出自: G. Swift
He was happily whiling away the evenings by reading aloud.
出自: G. Daly
The Bulgarians have stopped people coming over for the period while I am here.
出自:Guardian
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