Hi

I'd like to know the meaning/ use of the expression a little ways. Is it a kindd of adverbial meaning something like a bit? There is another similar thread (under the title A little ways back down), but I still have this doubt.

"Wait," said Granger. "And move downstream a little ways, just in case".
From Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Thanks in advance

Gonzalo

 

Yes, it means "a little bit".

 

Could you give me one or two more examples, please?

 

The store you want is just a little ways down the road.

You're almost there. Keep on this road a little ways more and you'll see their house on the left.

 

Thanks a lot, srta chicken, see you!

 

It is a way to describe a (somewhat) short physical or metaphorical distance.

Example: A little ways on, they came to the end of the ridge.

Example: They have a little ways to go before knowing enough to do well on the test.