before 1000; Middle English; Old English āne hwīle (dative); see a1, while
usage note for awhile
The adverb awhile is spelled as a single word: After stopping in Hadley awhile, we drove to Deerfield. As the object of a preposition, the noun phrase a while is used, especially in edited writing, but the single-word form is becoming increasingly common: We rested for a while (or awhile ).
Words nearby awhile
aweto, awful, awfully, awhato, awheel, awhile, a while back, awhirl, whole new ballgame, a, awkward, awkward age
Second, it’s the one where the WB demanded the show play to the network’s target demographic and give them some scantily clad teens, so Rory and Jess run through some sprinklers, get soaking wet, and stare at each other awhile.
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It may be awhile until the country opens up, but you’ll need some time to plan this bucket-list trip anyway.
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Words related to awhile
briefly, momentarily, temporarily, for the moment, transiently