The phrase "a while to overcome" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the time it takes to recover from a challenge, difficulty, or obstacle.
Example: "It took me a while to overcome my fear of public speaking."
Alternatives: "some time to get past" or "a period to recover from".
"This idea has been set in people's minds," Mnookin says, "and it's going to take a while to overcome it". "The emotional nature of the treatment decision may be important in explaining high and sometimes heroic end-of-life health care spending," said MIT economist Amy Finkelstein.
"This idea has been set in people's minds," says, "and it's going to take a while to overcome it". Heather, a Professor of film and media at MIT, speaks on BookTV about her new book, Open to Debate: How William F. Buckley Put Liberal America on the Firing Line.
It will take a while to overcome your fears.
While in economic games the sharing purpose is made explicit, here the instruction focuses on the rules of the game and emphasize that the goal is to reach the treasure in a limited time while having to overcome certain obstacles.
Communicating with workers while trying to overcome a language barrier only added to the challenge.
Back in October 2014, I remember lying in bed, flicking through Tinder while trying to overcome a hangover when I matched with Anne, and she sent me a message.
Back in October 2014, I remember lying in bed, flicking through Tinder while trying to overcome a hangover when I matched with Anne.
England was trying to make its first semifinals, while attempting to overcome a poor record against France, which it hasn't beaten in almost 37 years.
It took a while for them to overcome early nerves, but once the flickers of optimism turned into a flow, Arsenal constructed the result they deserved.
Obviously Google hopes to offer this in the future, but we'll probably be waiting a while for it to overcome document fidelity issues entirely.
We were all on this quest to find a healthy work-life balance while trying to overcome feelings of parental inadequacy, regardless of our occupation, location, or marital status.
