Definition of while at it - Reverso English Dictionary

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extra chore

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during the same time as another task, also do this extra task

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Could you grab milk, and while at it, pick up bread?

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taking the chance to add another remark during the same talk

Rare

And while at it, please stop leaving dishes in the sink.

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Examples of while at it in a sentence

If you’re rinsing the mugs, while at it wash the thermos too.
While at it, could you forward me the link to the report?
I’ll review the draft and, while at it, flag any legal issues.

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French:tant que tu y es, tant qu'on y est, ...
German:wenn du schon dabei bist, wenn wir schon dabei sind, ...
Italian:già che ci sei, mentre ci sei, ...
Spanish:de paso, ya que estamos, ...
Portuguese:já agora, aproveito para, ...
Chinese:顺便, ...
Japanese:ついでに, ...
Arabic:وَبِالْمُنَاسَبَةِ, وَبِٱلْمُنَاسَبَةِ, ...
Hebrew:עַל הַדֶּרֶךְ, אַגַב כָּךְ, ...
Russian:заодно, между прочим, ...
Ukrainian:заодно, і заодно, ...
Hindi:और वैसे भी, और साथ ही, ...
Bengali:এ সুযোগে, সেই প্রসঙ্গে, ...
Catalan:ja posats, ja que hi som, ...
Czech:když už budeš při tom, když už jsme u toho, ...
Danish:når du nu er i gang, når vi nu er i gang, ...
Dutch:als je toch bezig bent, nu we toch bezig zijn, ...
Greek:μιας και θα είσαι εκεί, αφού είσαι εδώ, ...
Hungarian:ha már ott jársz, ha már itt tartunk, ...
Khmer:ពេលកំពុងធ្វើរឿងនោះ, ឆ្លៀតឱកាសនោះ, ...
Korean:하는 김에, 말 나온 김에, ...
Persian:در ضمن, حالا که صحبتش شد, ...
Polish:przy okazji, a tak przy okazji, ...
Portuguese (BR):Já que vai, aproveitando, ...
Romanian:cât ești la asta, și, cât suntem la capitolul ăsta, ...
Swedish:när du ändå håller på, när man ändå håller på, ...
Thai:ในระหว่างนั้น, อีกอย่าง, ...
Turkish:hazır ..., Madem lafı açılmışken, ...
Vietnamese:tiện thể, sẵn đây, ...

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