Nobody should be surprised by this. It's been in the works for some time.
不应该有人对此感到惊奇,这事已经张罗了有一阵子了。
柯林斯词典例句库
After they had haggled for some time, the two men decided to close the bargain.
那两个人经过一番讨价还价以后, 决定成交.
《简明英汉词典》
Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on Aegean island of Kea.
不久之前, 在爱情岛的基亚岛上,考古学家们有个有趣的发现.