quite a while

noun

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

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In fairness, the right of citizens to choose whether to participate in religious institutions has animated the Court’s religion cases for quite a while. Ian Millhiser, Vox, 30 Apr. 2025 In fact, the scuttlebutt amongst industry insiders has been mostly positive regarding 18A for quite a while. Marco Chiappetta, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 Of course, that has been the prevailing theory for quite a while now, but according to NFL Draft expert Todd McShay, the Titans have now canceled workouts with Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter, all but locking in Ward to Tennessee. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025 How all of this will work as the organization tries to connect the vision of the new coaching staff with the front office and scouting network, no one knows and won’t for quite a while. Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 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 17 May. 2025.

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