a little while ago
I saw them over there a little while ago.
I was until a little while ago.
Hace un rato ha filmado a su hermana echando un polvo.
He filmed his sister having sex a little while ago.
— La ola (2008)
Tom estuvo aquí hace un rato.
Tom was here a little while ago.
No estaba en casa cuando fui hace un rato.
I wasn't home when I went a little while ago.
— Psicosis (1960)
Por alguna razón el micrófono no funcionó hace un rato.
For some reason, the microphone didn’t work a little while ago.