Collocations for while - noun

brief, little, short | fair, good, long, some
Things continued quiet for some while.

take
I''ll mend it for you, but it could take a while.

after a ~
After a while, I began to get bored with my job.

for a/the ~
They chatted for a while. | There''s no need to do anything for the while.

in a ~
I''ll be back in a while.

all the while
The bird hopped across the lawn, keeping a sharp lookout all the while.

once in a while
Everybody makes a mistake once in a while (= occasionally).

(for) quite a while
He kept me waiting for quite a while.

a while back
The problems started a while back.