while one is at it

English

Etymology

See at it.

Conjunction

while one is at it

1. While one is doing that; while one is carrying out that action; suggesting another action one could accomplish at the same time.

   If you're going downtown anyway, could you return these books to the library while you're at it?

Synonyms

• while one is about it

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: samalla (fi)
• French: tant qu’on y est, tant qu’à faire (fr)
• German: wenn man schon mal dran ist
• Polish: przy okazji (pl)
• Russian: раз уж на то пошло́ (raz už na to pošló)
• Spanish: ya que estamos
• Swedish: när man ändå håller på, när man ändå är igång
• Vietnamese: tiện đấy làm luôn

See also

• kill two birds with one stone
• might as well