later

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adverb

lat·er ˈlā-tər

Synonyms of later next

: 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

-later

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Examples of later in a Sentence

Adverb I'll talk to you again later. They later regretted the decision. She returned several weeks later. I saw him again later that morning.

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Adverb

However, two people later showed up at nearby hospitals with gunshot wounds. —

Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024 Sometime later, a passing pipeline company worker pulled the vehicle from the ditch. —

Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024 Twenty-two years later, that overwhelming majority had shrunk to 37%, according to census data cited by a city dashboard. —

Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024 But then hours later, the sheriff's department went back to the family's home near the North Carolina border, where Patterson was handcuffed, arrested, booked on suspicion of reckless conduct and forced to post $500 bail. —

David K. Li, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for later