しばらく – vocab dash

しばらく

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Meanings

Adverb

Suru verb

1. for a moment; for a minute (Usually kana)

Adverb

2. for a while; for some time (Usually kana)

3. for the time being; for now (Usually kana)

Interjection

4. it's been a long time; long time no see (Usually kana)

Other spellings

暫しばらく暫しばらく

Kanji in other spellings

Pitch accent

しばらく

Used in vocabulary

a long time (since the last time)

Noun

a short time ago; a while ago; for some time

Expression

Examples110

ここしばらく彼かれにまるで会あわない。

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

昨日きのうトムはバイクの事じ故こでけがをしたので、しばらく体たい育いくの授じゅ業ぎょうには出でられません。

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

あなたは働はたらきすぎです。しばらく座すわって楽らくにしなさい。

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

僕ぼくはしばらくここにいるよ。

I will just hang around here for a while.

しばらく考かんがえてみたいので時じ間かんをください。

Give me some time to think it over.

しばらく考かんがえさせて下ください。

Let me think for a while.