Meanings
- idiomatica considerable amount of
It's been quite some time since we've just sat down together for a quiet meal. Nobody's going to interrupt us, so we can talk during supper.”
1995, Wesley Ellis, Lone Star1 more example
"Yes, a number of days ago. We had quite some important business to transact. He said he would come back the next day and sign some papers, and fix up some other matters. But he didn't come."
1913, Arthur M. Winfield, “Chapter 15”, in The Rover Boys in New York - very large or impressive.
“That's quite some talent you've got,” Bert Richards said. “I'd like to hear you play something from an older classical composer.[…]”
2011, Gwynne Forster, Breaking the Ties That Bind
Synonyms & antonyms
determinera considerable number of
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