for (quite) some time
idiom
: for a somewhat long time
She has been living there for (quite) some time.
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Of course, the body chain has shown signs of coming back for some time now, as has quite a lot of the body jewelry that was popular in the early aughts.
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Will Knight, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025
Your career trajectory may have felt unstable for some time, but Uranus stationing direct changes that.
—USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
Of course, the body chain has shown signs of coming back for some time now, as has quite a lot of the body jewelry that was popular in the early aughts.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 28 Jan. 2025
Prada Group’s interest has been buzzed about for some time, but among the other players are said to be Bahraini firm Investcorp, private equity company Permira and others.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
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“For (quite) some time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20%28quite%29%20some%20time. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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