later

adverb lat·er \ ˈlā-tər \

|Updated on: 7 Jun 2018

Examples: later in a Sentence

Definition of later

: 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.

Recent Examples of later from the Web

The inn became a tea room in 1939 and later, a restaurant.

— jeanne houck, Cincinnati.com, "Developer wants to demolish Millcroft Inn for townhomes, flats," 4 June 2018
The whale spit out five plastic bags on Friday and later died, the Marine and Coastal Resources Department said on its website.

— NBC News, "Dead whale found in Thailand with 17 pounds of plastic in its stomach," 3 June 2018
Three people died at the scene; the fourth died later at a hospital.

— bob warren, NOLA.com, "Last victim in deadly I-12 crash in St. Tammany ID'd," 1 June 2018
On one of the back fields later in the day, tempers flared in a game that included former NFL great Terrell Owens on one of the teams.

— joseph person, charlotteobserver, "A Falcons OTAs no-show, Julio Jones makes appearance at Cam Newton's kickball tourney," 1 June 2018
Sleep tracking is also possible, as that's one of the main feature gaps between the Apple Watch and competitors, but that might be saved for the new watch later in the year.

— samuel axon, Ars Technica, "WWDC 2018: What we expect Apple to announce on June 4," 1 June 2018
The 17-year-old in the front seat, Vincent M. Cammarata, later died, and Brody had to break the news to the teen’s father.

— christine dempsey, courant.com, "How To Keep Your Teen Driver Safe During The '100 Deadliest Days'," 31 May 2018
One option is host Chris Harrison discussing the off-air development during one of the specials that will air later in the season.

— jackie strause, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Bachelorette' Frontrunner Apologizes for "Hurtful and Offensive" Social Media History," 31 May 2018
Caprio, 29, died at an area hospital a short time later.

— jessica anderson, baltimoresun.com, "Four teenagers indicted in death of Baltimore County police officer Amy Caprio," 30 May 2018

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Origin and Etymology of later

see ¹late

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later Synonyms

-later

noun combining form

Definition of -later

: worshipper

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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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Definition of later for English Language Learners

: at a time in the future : at a time following an earlier time

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