a while later

ADJECTIVE

following

Synonyms

STRONGEST

coming consecutive ensuing subsequent succeeding successive

STRONG

attendant back hinder latter posterior pursuing rear resulting serial specified then trailing

WEAK

after a while afterward coming after coming next consequent consequential directly after henceforth in pursuit in search of in the wake of later later on next next off on the scent presently proximate sequent sequential seriate supervenient when

Antonyms

STRONG

front preceding

WEAK

first leading

ADVERB

afterward/afterwards

Synonyms

WEAK

after another time at a later time behind by and by ensuingly eventually in a while intra late later latterly next on the next day post hoc soon subsequently then thereafter thereon ultimately

Antonyms

WEAK

beforehand

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a while later

The mother was also pulled alive from the rubble a while later, AFP reports.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

With the apology delivered, Trump walked into the State Dining Room with Netanyahu a while later to unveil a 20-point peace plan that Kushner also helped craft alongside Witkoff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025

Bruce Willis left acting after he was diagnosed with aphasia and, a while later, with frontotemporal dementia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025

The woman said that a while later, she left her apartment to walk her dog only to find Ziegler standing in the hallway.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2023

When my dad and I headed out a while later, my mother didn’t even say goodbye.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

a while later

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