For a while
For a while adverb - For a short time.
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Synonyms for For a while
Quickly and for a while are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Quickly" instead an adverb phrase "For a while".
Quickly
Quickly adverb - With great speed.
For a while and quickly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "For a while" instead an adverb "Quickly".
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- It was established pretty quickly that Dirk had a crush on him and was planning to do something about it, but for a while we had no idea how Jake felt.
Source: Ship Tease / Web Comics -
She quickly unwraps Takara (which leaves him spinning for a while) to attack Ruri, who's seems to have figured out what her strange ability is.
Source: Manga / Rising X Rydeen -
The Gorilla Hunter is this for a while, though he and his comrades become known fairly quickly.
Source: Manga / Deka Wanko
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