Word Type

Verb

Noun

Conjunction

Preposition

Proper Noun

The word "while" can be used as verb, noun, conjunction, preposition and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

after a while all the while awhile breathing while build the plane while flying it do-while loop driving while black even a blind pig can find an acorn once in a while even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every once in a while every once in a while fiddle while Rome burns fix the roof while the sun is shining for a while get out while the getting's good in a little while in a while make hay while the sun shines meanwhile nine while five no while not while pussy's a cat once in a while paternoster while quit while one is ahead sort-while-pick strike the iron while it's hot strike while the iron is hot the while the whole while wait-a-while while away while loop while one is about it while one is at it while we're young while you're down there while-ere whilere whiles whilst worth one's while worth while worthwhile

Context

northern england scotland

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

time

Type Of (IsA)

smoking cigarette burning time

Related Terms

although as long as awhile conjunction construct during idly loiter pass repeat repeat construct sometime time until wait wait sometime while loop whilst

Synonym Network

as long as effort trouble

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.