"only for a bit" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means "for a short period of time" or "briefly". Example: I can only stay for a bit because I have to catch my train.
Or at least only for a bit.
("You look the other way only for a bit," she told me later).
We are OK, right?" In the end, if only for a bit of peace and quiet, I promised my vagina I would not allow it to be put under the knife.
With Republican-controlled Indiana on the verge of becoming a "right to work" state, Democrats in the State House on Tuesday took the only step they have left to prevent it, if only for a bit longer.
After all, if you're not allowed out of the house, you might as well go all jihad, if only for a bit of fresh air and the opportunity to travel.
The sell-off paused only for a bit, after minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting on Dec. 11 suggested that central bankers were inclined to cut interest rates again this month if the economy and credit conditions continued to look weak.
Furthermore, one gets to harvest all year long as sack farming waits for no rain but only calls for a bit of watering," Mugisha sums it all up.
Some dancers make a karate chop motion with the hand that's pointing in, and shout "Hi- YA!" That not only makes for a bit of fun, but it also reminds you which hand you're going to use to do the trade.
"We only filmed for a bit over 10 minutes, but we used a whole day to edit," he added.
I was seeing my girlfriend Ellie at the time and I wasn't going to go at first, but then I thought "I'm only going for a bit of food". I was quite nervous as I didn't want to embarrass Ellie or say anything stupid.
I was only looking for a bit of background.
