s. tempus (time): spatium (space of time): mora (delay): otium (leisure). A little while, breve spatium; paullulum temporis; paullulum: for a little while, parumper (in the sense of abridging); paullisper (in the sense of patiently waiting; e.g., I turn for a little while from the dreams, discedo parumper a somniis: wait a little while, paullisper mane): a little while after, non ita multo post: in a little while, intra breve spatium (within a short time); brevi tempore interjecto; post breve tempus; paullo post (after a little while, soon after): a good while, aliquantum temporis: a good while after, aliquanto post: a long while, longum tempus; multum temporis: a long while after, post longum tempus; longo tempore interjecto: in the mean while, interea: interim (according to Döderlein, the former marks a space, the latter a point, of time; Vid: Pr. Intr., ii., p. 196, 7).