The phrase "a while and likely" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It seems to be an incomplete thought and lacks context to determine its intended use.
Example: "I will take a while and likely finish the project by next week."
Alternatives: "some time and probably" or "a bit and most likely".
Samsung's probably not due for a big announce on that front for a while (and is likely holding the S8 for an MWC launch a month or so later) and Motorola's apparently out of the game altogether, but Android Wear 2.0 is finally getting a proper release early next year, so we may well see the next generation of devices from companies like Huawei and LG.
After that you should talk for a while and most likely joke around with each other.
The House will likely dither and grandstand for a while, and they will likely pass some sort of laughably-inadequate bill that makes the path to citizenship absolutely impossible -- perhaps by stating that nobody gets to set foot on that path until the southern border fence reaches up to the stratosphere and down to the Earth's core ("Because if we fail to do so, somebody's bound to get by it!").
It may take a while, and there's likely to be some gremlins even after the Administration's self-imposed deadline of December 1st.
As an international scientist, you may be in the United States for a while, and you're likely to spend time in other informal cultures, so you might as well adapt.
Finley is not going to be playing for a while, and James Jones will most likely miss another game, which would leave Boykin as Aaron Rodgers' WR2 option in an outstanding matchup with the Vikings (24 FPPPG, ninth-best WR matchup).
Curiosity scientists and mission managers had been planning to snap them for a while, and the rover will likely take more such images in the coming days and weeks.
This could come in handy appealing to Hispanics, a demo that Republicans have had their eye on for a while, and it will also likely increase his appeal with the evangelical cohort that tends to make up a large percentage of Republican voters.
This will get boring after a while and you will more than likely drift off and dream about gifts!
A long haul flight usually presupposes that you'll be gone for a while and that you're less likely to take your car to the airport.
