有一段时间

for a while

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for a while Refers to a stretch of time, often a period in the past.

CH: 有一段时间，她每天都去游泳。

EN: For a while, she went swimming every day.

有一段时间我跑船之后，没什么联络了

For a while after I went to sea, we lost touch.

— 阿飞正传 (1990)

他在这儿住了有一段时间了。

He has been living here for quite some time.

有一段时间他常常送我回家

For a while, he often walked me home.

— A Sun (2019)