awhile
For some time; for a short time.
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reading this in the situation i'm in has been the most devastating (short) read ive had in awhile
Hey I've been using this for awhile now and it's pretty great. Nix the AI results from your Google searches:
I read the comic for awhile. Enjoyed it for what it was.
It's felt for awhile that squares execs resent ff14's success. I assume they're all in on every tech bro thing too like many of their western counter-parts and hate that consumers don't want any of it.
OH! 😭 You're the one who wrote this masterpiece! And PFFTTTTT I'M SO SORRY! It's been awhile since I had read it and I knew it started with T lmaooo
📜 This word in 1898 dialectexpand
Also written awaal, awhahl Yks. ; awhilde Shr.1 [awaH, awoi'l.] 1. adv. As yet.
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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For some time; for a short time.
Sit with me awhile.
“reading this in the situation i'm in has been the most devastating (short) read ive had in awhile”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It's felt for awhile that squares execs resent ff14's success. I assume they're all in on every tech bro thing too like many of their western counter-parts and hate that consumers don't want any of it.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(US, south-central, _, Pennsylvania, ) In the meantime; during an implicit ongoing process.
Take two cupfuls of rolled oats, put in bread pan, turn on four cupfuls of boiling water, stir for awhile.
“Hey I've been using this for awhile now and it's pretty great. Nix the AI results from your Google searches:”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I read the comic for awhile. Enjoyed it for what it was.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“OH! 😭 You're the one who wrote this masterpiece! And PFFTTTTT I'M SO SORRY! It's been awhile since I had read it and I knew it started with T lmaooo”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I’ve been stewing for awhile on the idea of an AI based moderator for something like a Facebook group and you’ve done a decent job of describing it.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“you know, i never considered the idea that maybe if im making a bunch if dog sonas that dont stick, i should try being a cat for awhile”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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