quite a while

noun

: a long time
It has been quite a while since I last saw her.

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The couple had been deceased for quite a while, Mendoza said. Andy Rose, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025 As such, the topic has been around for quite a while and more recently has become generally associated with the advent of AI and self-driving cars. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 Any pretense that this was going to be more of a ’70s-style paranoid political thriller is tossed out the window at that point, and quite a while before as Marvel just can’t help itself. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025 For the first time in quite a while, Alex felt connected. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quite a while

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“Quite a while.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quite%20a%20while. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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