later on

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following adj.
later adv.
ulteriorly adv.

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

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later on

A missing man who had been arrested for a DUI and released was quickly reported missing, only to be found dead a week later on a hillside near the Santa Barbara County Jail.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

South African police are handing over six Nigerians wanted in the US for alleged online romance scams to FBI agents later on Friday.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Xi is due to hold face-to-face talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi later on Saturday, according to New Delhi's foreign ministry.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Seven weeks later, on Nov. 10, the U.S.-China trade agreement that eased China’s export restrictions on critical minerals is set to expire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Two years later, on January 27, 1999, my little sister Adria was born.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

later on

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