later

adverb lat·er \ ˈlā-tər \

Updated on: 13 Apr 2018

: at some time subsequent to a given time : subsequently, afterward

one week later

they later regretted the decision

—often used with on

experience that will be useful later on

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Examples of later in a Sentence

I'll talk to you again later.
They later regretted the decision.
She returned several weeks later.
I saw him again later that morning.

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Her greetings to every guest, as always, were as warm as her support for company members, so particularly lauded later in the program.

— leah garchik, San Francisco Chronicle, "Carey Perloff’s radiant good-bye gala at ACT," 10 Apr. 2018
In recent decades, Wilson exhibited her work primarily at the John Davis Gallery in New York City and later in Hudson, New York, where the gallery relocated.

— steven litt, cleveland.com, "The late La Wilson hailed as a maker of assemblage sculptures with psychological edge (photos)," 10 Apr. 2018
As for the rest of the guest list, especially the names of the 600 who will be in the chapel and at the reception later in the castle, that remains a secret for now.

— maria puente, USA TODAY, "Who's invited to the royal wedding? Do-gooders but not the Theresa May, the Trumps nor the Obamas," 10 Apr. 2018
On a more somber note, perhaps, Morgan’s son and other bank executives later claimed that Untermyer’s inquisition led to his father’s death just a few months later in March 1913.

— daniel fernandez, Smithsonian, "Before Zuckerberg, These Six Corporate Titans Testified Before Congress," 10 Apr. 2018
Barremaecker is yet to make an appearance for the France national side, or make that move into the top division, but Koscielny is a good example of someone who didn't make it at the top until a little later in his career.

— SI.com, "Young French Defender Reveals He Idolises Laurent Koscielny & 'Dreams' of Wearing an Arsenal Shirt," 10 Apr. 2018
That’s good for a lot of reasons, including that she is scheduled to show her work at a galleries in Seattle (May), Chicago (September) and in Austin, Texas, later in the year.

— rick kogan, chicagotribune.com, "A gifted Russian-born artist fights for a place in our country, with a little help from Tony Fitzpatrick," 9 Apr. 2018
Killeya-Jones logged double-digit minutes in 20 of UK's first 22 games this season but saw his role decrease dramatically later in February despite a prolonged slump from starting five-man Nick Richards.

— jon hale, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky basketball loses sophomore forward Sacha Killeya-Jones to transfer," 9 Apr. 2018
The series does this by tracking Kennedy’s reputation and early image while working with Roy Cohn and Joe McCarthy, then as his brother’s attorney general, and later in his capacity as a vocal promoter of civil rights and progressive ideals.

— alissa wilkinson, Vox, "The Kennedy family built up a public mythology. TV and movies are taking it apart.," 9 Apr. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of later

see ¹late

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Origin and Etymology of -later

French -latre, from Late Latin -latres, from Greek -latrēs; akin to Greek latron pay

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