しばらくしてMeanings1expressionafter a short time; presently; a little laterusually written using kana aloneUsed to describe something happening after a brief interval. Often appears at the beginning of a sentence or clause.しばらくして、雨あめがやんだ。After a short time, the rain stopped.彼かれはしばらくして戻もどってきた。He came back a little later.