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once in awhile

once in awhile is the misspelling of once in a while.

Meaning of once in a while

Adverb

once in a while (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Occasionally; sometimes.
    • I send her a note once in a while to let her know I'm thinking of her.

Questions about once in awhile

What is once in awhile the misspelling of?
Once in awhile is the misspelling of once in a while.

Words near once in awhile in the dictionary

  1. once hurt, twice shy
  2. once in a blue moon
  3. once in a purple moon
  4. once in a way
  5. once in a while
  6. once in awhile
  7. once more
  8. once more into the breach
  9. once on a time
  10. once on shore, we pray no more
  11. once or twice

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Adapted from Wiktionary: once in awhile (page history and authors); once in a while (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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