暫く (Shibaraku) is a Japanese adverb meaning “for a moment, for a minute, for a while, for some time”.
Meanings
- adverb, suru verbfor a moment; for a minute
- adverbfor a while; for some time
- adverbfor the time being; for now
- interjectionit's been a long time; long time no see
Examples
私はしばらく待った。
I waited for a time.
私はしばらく中座した。
I excused myself for a minute.
彼らはしばらく休憩した。
They had a rest for a while.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).