How to Use later in a Sentence

later

adverb

• I'll talk to you again later.
• I saw him again later that morning.
• They later regretted the decision.
• She returned several weeks later.
• The work is Sisyphean: Move the pile from one spot this week, then go through the whole process again a week later.
  — John Leland, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2023
• Healy later revealed that the group was able to leave the country that night at 5 a.m.
  — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 22 July 2023
• Looks like it’s confined to the new Fire Max 11 for now, and will land later this year.
  — WIRED, 20 Sep. 2023
• Smith explained later that the idea was to get James closer to the line of scrimmage.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2023
• Just two years later, however, Beasley was out of the league.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
• The brain was later transferred to a cushioned wooden box.
  — Nicole Dungca and Claire Healy, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2023
• Alvarez would later explode for a 67-yard TD of his own for the only score of the second half.
  — Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
• And months later, the full extent of the damage is still coming into view.
  — WIRED, 2 Oct. 2023
• When the Cowboys came to Viejas Arena later in the season, Linder opened the game in a 1-3-1 zone.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
• Two pitches later, Bader flew out to right field to end the inning.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 30 Aug. 2023
• Bochner takes over the role from Jim Kennedy, who joined the company in 2013 and is set to retire later this year.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
• Two of my wife’s uncles try to go north, only to return an hour later.
  — Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
• But again, Samsung's was just a concept, but LG's is going to be on sale later this year.
  — Michael Calore, WIRED, 11 Jan. 2024
• The new system, the details for which are still being worked out, will aim to ease that process further and will be launched later this year.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 30 June 2023
• Eleven days later, when Booth was killed in Virginia, a theatre manager came to tell her the news.
  — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
• Van der Sloot was arrested in the case but later released and never charged.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2023
• Three years later, the number of migrants crossing the border has soared to record levels.
  — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
• But Allen, 65, died weeks later, on Sept. 29, family members told The Post.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
• Two years later, he was found in possession of two loaded firearms.
  — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2023
• A couple centuries later, the Romans came to town and began to follow suit.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2023
• The Capable of Love tour will resume later this week in Chicago.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
• Blinken’s meeting with Xi also lays the groundwork for in-person Xi-Biden talks later this year.
  — Time, 19 June 2023
• An hour later, Eilish was still showing off her clock to anyone who asked.
  — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
• My husband played later with Melissa Etheridge and she was left with a bad taste in her mouth after that concert.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2023
• If the bats have babies, please wait until later in the summer to attempt to relocate them.
  — oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2023
• Three years later, Scott has become an expert on trees and flowers, and is teaching his dad.
  — Jeastman, oregonlive, 18 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024