잠시만 이러는 거야.

A: How come you’ve been such a stranger lately?
B: I’d been living high on the hog for too long.
A: I see. Now you’re in “conservation mode”.
B: That pretty much says it, yes. 잠시만 이러는 거야.

A: 요즘 어쩜 그렇게 연락도 없고 안보이니?
B: 내가 요즘 좀 너무 놀아서 그래.
A: 알겠다. 이제야 긴축 재정 모드에 들어갔나 보네.
B: 그렇다고 볼 수 있지. It’s just for a season.

[Additional expressions]
*How come you’ve been such a stranger.
– Why haven’t I seen you? / Where have you been?
*lately
– for the past little while / recently / as of late
*I’d been living high on the hog.
– I was living the wild life and spending way too much money.
*for too long
– for way too long of a time / way longer than I should have been
*I see.
– I get it. / I understand. / I see where you’re coming from. / I get the picture.
*Now you’re in “conservation mode”.
– Now you are saving money. / These days you try to save money.
*That pretty much says it, yes.
– Quite simply, yes. / That’s the simple explanation, yes.
*It’s just for a season.
– It won’t be forever. / It’s just for a little while. / It’s a temporary thing.