O, bir süre mutluydu.
- He was happy for a time.
Araba tarlaya daldı ve bir süre sarsıldıktan sonra durma noktasına geldi.
- The car dove into the field and, after bumping along for a time, came to a halt.
... have a very short time horizon ...
... I have been haunted by my past for a very long time. ...