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Synonyms for later

• subsequently
• at another time
• come Sunday
• down the line
• down the road
• more recent
• postliminary
• subsequential

Définition of later

• comparative of late. Meaning "farewell" is from 1954, U.S. slang, short for see you later .
• adj coming after
• adv happening after
• Later he involved himself in explanations that were both obscure and conflicting.
• Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
• Perhaps my father might have put that in a bottle also at a later date.
• Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
• "They needn't wait another day for me," Percival told him later.
• But if I join to you, I'll have to meet him sooner or later.
• Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
• "I'll see you later," said Grace, as they paused for a moment in front of Vinton's.
• Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
• Viviette, coming in later in hat and jacket, found him busily writing.
• Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
• I knew you would be falling in love sooner or later--only I hoped it would be later.
• During that ten days, and later, he adopted a systematic plan of work.
• Shall I sing the chorus now or would you prefer to hear it later.
• They would be able to account for it to Jeff Rankin later on.

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Later is a way to talk about time: some time after now. You can go to a movie later tonight.

Later can also mean more recent, as in "Which is the later movie, Gone with the Wind or Citizen Kane ?" It can mean toward the end: “He made that movie later in his career.” It can also mean after, as in "You were later than I thought you'd be!" It can also be used in comparison: "He was late; I was later." All these uses are about time, and how time keeps moving on from now to later.

• adverb happening at a time subsequent to a reference time “he's going to the store but he'll be back here later ” synonyms: after , afterward , afterwards , later on , subsequently
• adverb at some eventual time in the future “I'll see you later ” synonyms: by and by
• adverb comparative of the adverb `late' “he stayed later than you did”
• adjective coming at a subsequent time or stage synonyms: posterior , ulterior subsequent following in time or order
• adjective at or toward an end or late period or stage of development “a later symptom of the disease” “ later medical science could have saved the child” synonyms: late advanced comparatively late in a course of development tardive late-occurring (especially with reference to symptoms of a disease) see more see less antonyms: early being or occurring at an early stage of development archaic , primitive little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type new , young (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity crude , primitive , rude belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness embryonic , embryotic in an early stage of development inchoate , incipient only partly in existence; imperfectly formed precocious appearing or developing early show more antonyms...

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Definition of later

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Definition of -later  (Entry 2 of 2)

Examples of later in a Sentence

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Word History

see late entry 1

Noun combining form

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

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing later

• at a later / future date
• no / not later than
• see you (around / later)
• sooner or later
• sooner rather than later

Articles Related to later

Talk to you later

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“Later.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/later. Accessed 30 Aug. 2024.

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