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While answering [How does しばらく work with ていない?
](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/28147/how-
does-%E3%81%97%E3%81%B0%E3%82%89%E3%81%8F-work-
with-%E3%81%A6%E3%81%84%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84) I started to wonder if 暫く{しばらく} and
暫く{しばらく}の間{あいだ} were fully interchangeable? Or are there any examples where
you would use one and not the other?
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Is there any practical difference between しばらく and しばらくの間?
Simply put, しばらく is 'a while'. When it is used alone, it usually means 'for a
while'. When other words come after しばらく、the meaning change:

> しばらく前 : a while back  
>  しばらくして : after a while  
>  しばらくぶり : (something reoccurs) after a while  
>  しばらくの間 : for a while (makes it clear that the しばらく means 'for a while')
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