しばらく

Meanings

1. for a moment; for a minute
2. for a while; for some time
3. for the time being; for now
4. it's been a long time; long time no see

Part of speech: adverb, suru verb, interjection

Example sentences

• あなたは働きすぎです。しばらく座って楽にしなさい。

  You are working too hard. Sit down and take it easy for a while.

  Tatoeba #231703 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• ここしばらく彼にまるで会わない。

  I haven't seen anything of him for some time.

  Tatoeba #224699 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 昨日トムはバイクの事故でけがをしたので、しばらく体育の授業には出られません。

  Yesterday, Tom was injured in a motorbike accident, so he can't attend gym class for the time being.

  Tatoeba #170078 · CC BY 2.0 FR