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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Children who receive less help from parents—which is also common in lower-income households—may be less equipped to deal with difficulties later on in life than kids whose parents stepped in earlier.
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Marla Bautista, Parents, 20 Nov. 2023
In 2011, Shear and Altman both were named part-time partners at the same time for the startup incubator Y Combinator, which Altman later on went on to lead.
—WIRED, 20 Nov. 2023
Some, including members of the military, would work without pay and would receive back pay later on, after a new funding bill is passed and signed into law.
—Marley Jay, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2023
There’s always a potential that there’s a latent problem later on.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2023
Their wedding was in Paris just a little over a year later on September 23, 2023.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2023
The union leadership was expected to huddle amongst themselves later on Saturday, and would then advise the studios on next steps.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 Nov. 2023
At the time, the trio watched the show and posed for photographs, which Teigen, 37, shared a day later on Instagram.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 29 Oct. 2023
But that beachy happy ending comes full circle exactly nine years later on 1989 (Taylor’s Version), with cover art that features Swift serenely on the shore surrounded by seagulls, frozen in that moment of time.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023
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Marla Bautista, Parents, 20 Nov. 2023
In 2011, Shear and Altman both were named part-time partners at the same time for the startup incubator Y Combinator, which Altman later on went on to lead.
—WIRED, 20 Nov. 2023
Some, including members of the military, would work without pay and would receive back pay later on, after a new funding bill is passed and signed into law.
—Marley Jay, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2023
There’s always a potential that there’s a latent problem later on.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2023
Their wedding was in Paris just a little over a year later on September 23, 2023.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2023
The union leadership was expected to huddle amongst themselves later on Saturday, and would then advise the studios on next steps.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 Nov. 2023
At the time, the trio watched the show and posed for photographs, which Teigen, 37, shared a day later on Instagram.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 29 Oct. 2023
But that beachy happy ending comes full circle exactly nine years later on 1989 (Taylor’s Version), with cover art that features Swift serenely on the shore surrounded by seagulls, frozen in that moment of time.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023
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“Later on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/later%20on. Accessed 7 Dec. 2023.
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