formal #informal #noun #adjective #Idioms #English #esl

quite a little or {informal} quite a bit also {formal} not a little {n.} or {adj. phr.}

Rather a large amount; rather much; more than a little.

We are not finished; quite a little is left to do.

Cleaning the backyard needed quite a little work.

• The phrase "quite a bit" is used like an adjective only before "less", "more".

Six inches of snow fell today, and quite a bit more is coming tonight.

• Sometimes used like an adverb.

Harry was sick quite a little last winter.

Compare: A LITTLE, A LOT, QUITE A FEW. Categories: adjective formal informal noun