in a whileSee: AFTER A WHILE, EVERY NOW AND THEN or EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
{adv. phr.} Later, at some time in the future; after a time that is not short and not long.
"Dad, will you help me make this model plane?" "After a while, Jimmy, when I finish reading the newspaper."/
The boys gathered some wood, and in a while, a hot fire was burning.
Syn.: BY AND BY. Contrast: RIGHT AWAY. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲