how common is しばらく
I was watching ドラマ Dr. JIN and heard someone say ”しばらくだな”
I was curious if it was an older way of saying ”おひさしぶり” because the main character was sent back in time in the episode.
Is ”しばらく” commonly used today in Japan?

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The word "しばらく" means 
a moment, a short time，awhile.

For instance, if you'd like to say "Just a moment please?" in Japanese, you would say "しばらくおまちください。"

However, if you say "しばらくぶり＂，it has same meaning with ＂ひさしぶり＂．It means ＂Long time no see．＂．

Sometimes people say just ＂しばらく" in friendly greeting of reunion for a long time.

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Yes. In this case it means "long time no see you". However, in this phrase: "しばらくお待ちください", it  means "wait a moment please".

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