afterwhileadv.

Brit.

/ˈɑːftəwʌɪl/,

/ˈaftəwʌɪl/, U.S.

/ˈæftərˌwaɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: English after a while.

Etymology: Shortened < after a while (compare after prep. 6a) < after prep. + a adj. + while n.

U.S. regional.

After a while; later on.

ΚΠ

1839 Tennessee Whig (Elizabethton, Tennessee) 19 Sept. If they are disposed to persist in their abuse of us,..they will catch it afterwhile.

1865 Burlington (Iowa) Daily Hawk-eye 26 June There is a reasonable prospect of pay afterwhile.

1926 E. M. Roberts Time of Man x. 378 Afterwhile I'll send for you.

1957 J. Agee Death in Family II. 242 Afterwhile the train pulled out and it was already broad daylight.

1988 New Yorker 22 Feb. 36/3 We'll go to the mall after-while.

2010 Grand Blanc (Mich.) News (Nexis) 14 Mar. 6 I can't see myself stopping every one of them and slapping them around... Besides I would..get a sore hand afterwhile.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	afterwhile
释义	afterwhileadv. Brit. /ˈɑːftəwʌɪl/, /ˈaftəwʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈæftərˌwaɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: English after a while. Etymology: Shortened < after a while (compare after prep. 6a) < after prep. + a adj. + while n. U.S. regional. After a while; later on. ΚΠ 1839 Tennessee Whig (Elizabethton, Tennessee) 19 Sept. If they are disposed to persist in their abuse of us,..they will catch it afterwhile. 1865 Burlington (Iowa) Daily Hawk-eye 26 June There is a reasonable prospect of pay afterwhile. 1926 E. M. Roberts Time of Man x. 378 Afterwhile I'll send for you. 1957 J. Agee Death in Family II. 242 Afterwhile the train pulled out and it was already broad daylight. 1988 New Yorker 22 Feb. 36/3 We'll go to the mall after-while. 2010 Grand Blanc (Mich.) News (Nexis) 14 Mar. 6 I can't see myself stopping every one of them and slapping them around... Besides I would..get a sore hand afterwhile. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1839
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