しば
shibashi

Adverb
no-Adjective

1. for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

Usually Written in Kana
全員 ぜんいん、死者 ししゃにしばし もくとうを ささげた。
zen'in shishani shibashi mokutōo sasageta.
The whole company stood in silence for a few moments, as a tribute to the dead.