Antonym of awhile
What is the antonym of while?
What is the opposite of while?
| laziness | idleness |
|---|---|
| inaction | inactivity |
| indolence | dormancy |
| passivity | lackadaisicalness |
| languor | listlessness |
What is the synonym of awhile?
awhile. adverbfor a short period. briefly. for a bit. for a little while.
What is the opposite of once in awhile?
We have listed all the opposite words for once in while alphabetically. always. consistently. constantly. eternally.
What is the antonym for?
Definition of antonym
: a word of opposite meaning The usual antonym of good is bad.
What is the meaning of in awhile?
adverb. for a short time or period. Stay awhile.
How long is a awhile?
The study has discovered “a while” estimates a length of 4 months whereas “a little while” would be a little less at 3 months’ time. Going a little further, “a while back” would indicate the potential of occurring up to 8 months in the past.
Which is correct a while or awhile?
Awhile is an adverb that means “for a while,” whereas “while” is a noun meaning “a period of time.” Generally, the two-word form “a while” should be used when following a preposition (“I will read for a while”), or with the words ago or back (“a while ago/back”).
How do you use awhile in a sentence?
Examples of awhile in a Sentence
I’m going to sit and rest awhile. The rumor had been around awhile.
What is the meaning of for a little while?
(I am going to stay here) a little while: (I am going to stay here) for a moment, for a short period of time.
Is transiently a word?
Adverb. In a transient manner; momentarily; briefly.
What is the meaning of it’s been awhile?
When something hasn’t happened for a long time, we say that it’s been a while. If something takes very long to happen, we say it takes quite a while. Something that happened a long time ago might have happened a while ago.
Is it awhile ago or a while ago?
Awhile ago or a while ago
A while ago is commonly used to refer to an unspecified time in the past. “Awhile ago” is incorrect—the adverb awhile must always modify a verb. That means you need the noun here.
Is it a while back or awhile back?
The Quick and Dirty Tip is that “awhile” and “a while” both describe a vague length of time, but you use the one-word version when you need an adverb and the two-word version when you need a noun. To tell the difference, you can test your sentence with other nouns and adverbs.
What does a while back mean?
Some time in the past, as in I ran into Barbara a while back but didn’t get her new address, or John wrote me a while ago about his new baby. This term uses a while in the sense of “a short or moderate time,” a usage dating from about 1300.
How do you say been a while?
– Yes, it’s been a while. You can also say “it’s been ages.” Another expression that could be used in spoken English for such occasions ‘long time no see’.