The term 'AFTER A WHILE' can be represented by several different words in a crossword puzzle. The four letter word 'ANON' means 'SOON' and the five letter word 'LATER' means 'at a LATER time'. The six letter word 'INTIME' means 'in due time' and the seven letter words 'BYANDBY' and 'EATERON' both mean 'in a while'. The other seven letter word 'LATERON' means 'LATER on' and the eleven letter word 'NOTRIGHTNOW' means 'not immediately'. All of these words refer to the same concept of waiting for something to happen at a LATER time.