quite a while

noun

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

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The hip-hop superstar has scored multiple huge chart wins with both her own tracks and a variety of collaborations, but for quite a while, there was no word about a full-length. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025 Sadly, Jay Leno’s been off the air for quite a while. Kelsey Cox, People.com, 30 June 2025 Nurmagomedov was one of the best fighters the UFC has seen in quite a while. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025 Chairman Smith from the Ways and Means Committee in the House has been a big proponent of doing something on the global minimum tax for quite a while. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 24 June 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 18 Jul. 2025.

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