as in afterwards
following in time or place
we're going to go to the mall later on
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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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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Just four years later, the company would launch the Lange 1—as part of a heavy-hitting quartet alongside the Saxonia, the Arkade, and the Tourbillon Pour le Mérite—which, three decades on, remains a pillar in the company’s lineup.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024
By Audrey Lee Twenty-six years later, Practical Magic holds a cult following unlike any other film, and earlier this year, it was announced that a sequel is officially in the works.
—Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Now, decades later, Tamoxifen has saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of women around the world.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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Adverb
Three years later, however, Cambodian fishermen flagged two other unexpected catches made in the Mekong River, and researchers immediately purchased the large fish to examine them.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Just four years later, the company would launch the Lange 1—as part of a heavy-hitting quartet alongside the Saxonia, the Arkade, and the Tourbillon Pour le Mérite—which, three decades on, remains a pillar in the company’s lineup.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024
By Audrey Lee Twenty-six years later, Practical Magic holds a cult following unlike any other film, and earlier this year, it was announced that a sequel is officially in the works.
—Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Now, decades later, Tamoxifen has saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of women around the world.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Later.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/later. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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