for some time
We haven't seen them for a while.
We haven't seen them in a while.
Trabalho com ele há algum tempo, nunca vi coisa igual.
I've been working with him for a while, and I've never seen anything like it.
— Drive (2011)
Ele planejava isso há algum tempo.
He had been planning this for some time.
— Justiça Artificial (2026)
Tô morando em Fortaleza há algum tempo.
I've been living in Fortaleza for a while.
— Aquarius (2016)
Ninguém vem comer há algum tempo.
No one has come to eat for a while.
— Yojimbo, o Guarda-Costas (1961)