in a while

Also, after a while. After a period of time, usually a moderately short time. For example, Go ahead, I'll be along in a while, or After a while we turned off the television and went for a walk. [c. 1300]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bertrand	ber-TRAWN (French), BUR-trənd (English)	French, English, Ancient Germanic
Ellis (1)	EL-is	English
Elba	EL-bah	Spanish
Hayfa	-	Arabic
Elsa	['elsə]
Quirinus	kwi-RIEN-əs (English), kwi-REEN-əs (English)	Roman Mythology, Late Roman