later, adv.
freq. cnt. 125
freq. cnt. 125
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 144 freq. cnt.: 107 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4
after afterward afterwards later later on subsequently
sample sentences
"he apologized subsequently""he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"
"it didn't happen until afterward"
"two hours after that"
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to
at some eventual time in the future
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 18
by and by later
sample sentences
"By and by he'll understand""I'll see you later"
comparative of the adverb `late'
<adv.all>
later