afterwhile

English

Etymology

after +‎ while

Adverb

afterwhile (not comparable)

1. (US, dialect) Afterwards.
   • 1957, James Agee, A Death in the Family‎^[1], New York: McDowell, Obolensky, Part 2, p. 242:

     […] as soon as the man called the track they hurried fast, so they got two seats and turned them to face each other, and afterwhile the train pulled out […]