al cabo de

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after Used with a length of time to mean that something happens after that period has passed.
SP: Al cabo de unos días, llamó para disculparse.
EN: After a few days, he called to apologize.

Regresaste al cabo de un rato.

You came back after a while.

El chico y su madre se mudaron al cabo de un tiempo y no supe nada más de él.

The boy and his mother moved away after a while and I never heard from him again.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Se casaron al cabo de una semana.

They got married a week later.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Al cabo de un año, yo ya quería que volviera.

After a year, I already wanted him to come back.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Al cabo de un rato, se aburren.

After a while, they get bored.

— Roofman: Un ladrón en el tejado (2025)

Al cabo de otra noche se le ocurre que hay algo que le falta.

After another night, it occurs to him that something is missing.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Al cabo de unos años, la República China era tan corrupta como el viejo Imperio.

After a few years, the Republic of China was just as corrupt as the old Empire.

— El último emperador (1987)

Fui a la casa al cabo de un par de noches.

I went to the house after a couple of nights.

— Perdición (1944)

Al cabo de un mes, ya no echaba de menos la tele.

After a month, I no longer missed the TV.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

La contrató al cabo de unos días.

He hired her after a few days.

— Perdición (1944)

Al cabo de hora y media salí a un espacio abierto.

After an hour and a half, I went out into an open space.

— Solaris (1972)

Al cabo de una hora, te sentirás bien.

After an hour, you'll feel fine.