a while back
a while back
At some point in the past. I bought this dress a while back but have never had a chance to wear it.
See also: back, while
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
a while back
Also, a while ago. Some time in the past, as in I ran into Barbara a while back but didn't get her new address, or John wrote me a while ago about his new baby. This term uses a while in the sense of "a short or moderate time," a usage dating from about 1300.
See also: back, while
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- ago
- (in) back of (something)
- back of
- back of something
- back o' Bourke
- come back and see us
- back to front
- come back and see me
- be/go back to square one
- back to square one