しばらくするとMeanings1expressionafter a short time; a short while laterusually written using kana aloneUsed to describe something that happens after a brief interval. Often appears at the beginning of a sentence or clause.しばらくすると、雨あめがやんだ。After a short while, the rain stopped.しばらくすると、彼かれは戻もどってきた。A short time later, he came back.