whilst
During the time
Whilst is used in British English in the same way that while is used.
Concessive conjunction
- whereasConjunction signaling contrast
- albeitConcessive conjunction
- even thoughConjunction signaling contrast
- notwithstandingIn spite of
as · when · during · simultaneously · concurrently · at the same time · in the meantime · even as
Conjunction signaling contrast
proper · elevated · written · British English · Commonwealth · journalistic · academic writing · legal documents
although
Concessive conjunction
- whereasConjunction signaling contrast
- albeitConcessive conjunction
- even thoughConjunction signaling contrast
notwithstanding · as · when · during · simultaneously · concurrently · at the same time · in the meantime · even as · throughout
whereas
Conjunction signaling contrast
during · proper · elevated · written · British English · Commonwealth · journalistic · academic writing · legal documents · parliamentary
writ
Court-issued directive
- wouldstArchaic second-person conditional
- thouArchaic second-person pronoun
- theeSecond-person object, antiquated
hath · ye · doth · betwixt · forsooth · quoth · saith · couldst · hitherto · wherefore
whilstafter
Following in time
before · subsequently · afterward · afterwards · prior to
- once in a whileAt irregular intervals
- for a whileFor some duration
- in a whileAfter a delay
- in a little whileAfter brief delay
- every once in a whileAt irregular intervals
- for a little whileA short duration