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Adverb(1) for a short time,for a short period(2) for a short time(3) for a short period

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(1) So I'm going to savour it awhile and plot some hedonistic scheme to keep me amused.(2) If you really, really, like them, you might wait it out awhile to see if they outgrow this annoying phase.(3) For many of us, New Year Day gives us time to pause awhile and think about our loved ones in a special way.(4) There we got a great welcome, rested awhile while we ate a grand meal prepared by the cook.(5) stand here awhile(6) If the fight lasts awhile , which it figures to do, Ruiz will land some shots.(7) I sat there the rest of the evening some of my friends came to sit with me awhile but they left to dance around ten minutes later.(8) We intended to sit awhile in the reception area but found it in virtual darkness.(9) Soon he is off to a small town on the west coast where he decides to stick around awhile .(10) But you stand here awhile , that I may. announce to you the word of God.(11) Stay awhile amid these paintings to appreciate their graphic realism and intense detail.(12) stand here awhile(13) She waited awhile but no sound was heard, not even the twittering of birds outside.(14) Local golfers paused awhile to point it out to one another, then continued on their rounds.
Related Words
(1) a while
(2) in awhile
(3) awhile back
(4) not yet awhile
Synonyms
Adverb
1. for a moment
3. for a short time
4. for a bit


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

I would pray awhile. Alone.

I would pray AWHILE. Alone.

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 3


Just these two, my lord.
Been dead awhile, I'd say.

Just these two, my lord. Been dead AWHILE, I'd say.

Game of Thrones Season 1, Episode 8


We may have to
drive awhile.

We may have to drive AWHILE.

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 1


where I felt bad for you,
we're gonna be here awhile.

where I felt bad for you, we're gonna be here AWHILE.

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 6


Anyway, look, we have been
waiting awhile, and I just feel--

Anyway, look, we have been waiting AWHILE, and I just feel--

The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 15


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