for a little while
Not for long
For a little while indicates a brief, unspecified duration—not long, but not fleeting either.
It suggests a temporary state: Stay for a little while, I rested for a little while before continuing.
The phrase implies the speaker doesn't want to commit to an exact timeframe, leaving "little" comfortably vague.
- temporarilyFor a limited time
- brieflyIn few words
- shortlyIn little time
- in a bitSoon, but not immediately
- just a momentRequest for brief patience
fleeting · moment · instant · break · quick break · for the time being · for now · short term · short-lived · not for long · limited time · transient · pit stop · spell · pause · evanescent · interlude · passing
temporal duration
for a little whileforever
For all time
for good · for all time · permanently · eternally · indefinitely