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"While" is a conjunction. We can use it toÂ
express a time relationship or a contrast.
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I checked email while I waited at theÂ
doctor's office -- meaning during that time.
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"While some daily activitiesÂ
require a computer or a device, Â
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you should still limit your screen time.:
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Here "while" is like "although."
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"Awhile" as one word is an adverb.
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Sometimes you need to wait awhileÂ
before the doctor will see you.
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"A while" as two words is a noun phraseÂ
that means "some period of time."
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I can wait, but after aÂ
while, I get bored or annoyed.
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It's been a while since IÂ
got together with my friends.
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We can say:
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It's been a while.
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It's been a long while.
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It's been a good long while.
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Answer my questions in the comments.
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What do you usually do whileÂ
you wait? What if you have to Â
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wait awhile at a doctor's office? If it'sÂ
been quite a while, do you say anything?
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