(Entry 1 of 2) : after a while : by and by : later on.

What does after while mean?

: after some time has passed We will get started after a while. The job got easier after a while.

Is it Afterwhile or after a while?

One defined “afterwhile” as an adverb meaning “after a while,” “by and by” and “later on”; the other defined it as a noun meaning “aftertime.”