later on
idiom
: at a time in the future or following an earlier time
We'll talk about this subject some more later on.
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Biden withdrew from the race two weeks later on July 21, 2024, and was replaced on the Democratic ticket by Harris.
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Bazyan also fled ahead of onrushing police but was captured a short time later on the American River shore near the American River Bridge.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Its main goal is to ensure the design can be reliably manufactured into a working chip, free of physical defects that might cause failures later on.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
Those all account later on in the season, so that was important.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Bazyan also fled ahead of onrushing police but was captured a short time later on the American River shore near the American River Bridge.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Its main goal is to ensure the design can be reliably manufactured into a working chip, free of physical defects that might cause failures later on.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
Those all account later on in the season, so that was important.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Later on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/later%20on. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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