Meanings
conjunction
- 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
Synonyms & antonyms
conjunctionWhile one is doing that; while one is carrying out that action; suggesting another action one could accomplish at the same time.
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Translations
Finnish samalla
- samallaconjunction
French tant qu'on y est, tant qu'à faire
- tant qu'on y estconjunction
- tant qu'à faireconjunction
German wenn man schon mal dran ist
- wenn man schon mal dran istconjunction
Italian già che ci sei
- già che ci seiconjunction
Polish przy okazji
- przy okazjiconjunction
Russian раз уж на то пошло́
- раз уж на то пошло́ (raz už na to pošló)conjunction
Spanish ya que estamos
- ya que estamosconjunction
Swedish när man ändå håller på, när man ändå är igång
- när man ändå håller påconjunction
- när man ändå är igångconjunction
Vietnamese tiện đấy làm luôn
- tiện đấy làm luônconjunction
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APA
while one is at it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/while%20one%20is%20at%20it
MLA
“while one is at it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/while%20one%20is%20at%20it. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “while one is at it,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/while%20one%20is%20at%20it.
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