al cabo de

after

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phrase Rare #30,679
after Used before a period of time to mean after that amount of time has passed.
SP: Al cabo de dos días, recibimos una respuesta.
EN: After two days, we received a response.

Al cabo de un rato, pareció que una voz salía de la propia nave.

After a while, it seemed as though a voice was coming from the ship itself.

Se casaron al cabo de una semana.

They got married a week later.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

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 un rato, se aburren.

After a while, they get bored.

— Un buen ladrón (2025)

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

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

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Regresaste al cabo de un rato.

You came back after a while.

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

I went to the house after a couple of nights.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

La contrató al cabo de unos días.

He hired her after a few days.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

Al cabo de una hora, te sentirás bien.

After an hour, you'll feel fine.

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 Pelea (1999)

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 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)