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later on

ADJECTIVE
following
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coming consecutive ensuing subsequent succeeding successive
STRONG
attendant back hinder latter posterior pursuing rear resulting serial specified then trailing
WEAK
a while later after a while afterward coming after coming next consequent consequential directly after henceforth in pursuit in search of in the wake of later next next off on the scent presently proximate sequent sequential seriate supervenient when
Antonyms
STRONG
front preceding
WEAK
first leading
ADVERB
later
Synonyms
STRONGEST
afterward again next subsequently thereafter
STRONG
after
WEAK
at another time behind by and by come Sunday down the line down the road in a while in time infra latterly more recent succeeding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
earlier
WEAK
before
ADVERB
ulteriorly
Synonyms
WEAK
after after a while afterward afterwards again at another time behind by and by come Sunday down the line down the road in a while in time infra latterly more recent next subsequently succeeding thereafter

Example Sentences

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Students tended to perform better after getting more sleep than usual and earlier in the day, with mental performance gradually declining later on.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Previously, research focused on "higher-ranking people who became politicians, judges or doctors later on", he told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

In his downtime he would travel by horse and buggy across Pennsylvania and neighboring states with what he called his "exhibition": a new-fangled Edison phonograph, a magic lantern slide projector and later on, movies.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Months later, on a routine mental health walk near the Mar Vista park, I heard a podcast clip that stopped me in my tracks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A month later, on March 18, a commission appointed by the mayor eight months earlier to look into the full spectrum of black grievances issued its long-awaited report to the city council.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson