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adverb

ˈlā-tər How to pronounce later (audio)
Definition of laternext
as in afterward
following in time or place we're going to go to the mall later on

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later

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adjective

ˈlā-tər How to pronounce later (audio)
as in subsequent
being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else the details of the plan will be filled in at a later date

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Recent Examples of later
Adverb
Their family descendants later transformed the land into SouthPark, a commercial and residential neighborhood. — Chase Jordan july 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026 The video abruptly cut off about 10 minutes later when the recording device was apparently unplugged. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
Adjective
More information on the fourth season will be released at a later date. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026 The company said additional details regarding the contract will be released at a later date. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for later
Recent Examples of Synonyms for later
  1. afterward
  2. subsequent
  3. after
  4. thereafter
Adverb
  • Even the president’s jokes about his bad jokes fell flat, and he was widely ridiculed for the comedy routine afterward.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Agyarko might have taken this one on some cards and Kelly’s face afterward did not look like a mug of a man who successfully defended his title.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of afterward
Adjective
  • All of those trades, and subsequent extensions, represented a shift in team-building, one that focuses on players in earlier stages of their careers.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Johnson later identified Scholten by name in subsequent posts, intensifying the controversy.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 21 July 2026
Definition of subsequent
Adverb
  • The season after, Keegan and Hamburg went all the way to the European Cup final, only to lose to Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • As models keep getting more capable and harder to contain, the field would benefit from more outside visibility into what happens inside AI labs before something goes wrong, Ó hÉigeartaigh said, rather than learning about it only after.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Definition of after
Adverb
  • Los Angeles fire officials arrived shortly thereafter and saw the man atop one of the bridge’s arches, said Lindsey Lantz, public service officer with the Los Angeles Fire Department.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • Water levels may remain elevated through the next high tide cycle along the Louisiana and Texas coastline but should subside thereafter.
    — MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Definition of thereafter

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