while one is at it

English

Etymology

See at it.

Conjunction

while one is at it

While one is doing that; while one is carrying out that action; suggesting another action one could accomplish at the same time.
If you're going downtown anyway, could you return these books to the library while you're at it?

Synonyms

while one is about it

Translations

Translations

Finnish: samalla (fi)
French: tant qu’on y est, tant qu’à faire (fr)
German: wenn man schon mal dran ist
Polish: przy okazji (pl)
Russian: раз уж на то пошло́ (raz už na to pošló)
Spanish: ya que estamos
Swedish: när man ändå håller på, när man ändå är igång
Vietnamese: tiện đấy làm luôn

See also

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