"while one is at it" meaning in English

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Conjunction

Etymology: See at it. Etymology templates: {{m|en|at it}} at it Head templates: {{en-conjunction|head=while one is at it}} while one is at it
  1. While one is doing that; while one is carrying out that action; suggesting another action one could accomplish at the same time. Synonyms: while one is about it Related terms: kill two birds with one stone, might as well Translations (Translations): samalla (Finnish), tant qu’on y est (French), tant qu’à faire (French), wenn man schon mal dran ist (German), przy okazji (Polish), раз уж на то пошло́ (raz už na to pošló) (Russian), ya que estamos (Spanish), när man ändå håller på (Swedish), när man ändå är igång (Swedish), tiện đấy làm luôn (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-while_one_is_at_it-en-conj-cxWe3G4x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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