0%

later

lat·er
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lei-ter]
    • /ˈlɛɪ tər/
    • /ˈleɪtə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lei-ter]
    • /ˈlɛɪ tər/

Definitions of later word

  • adjective later occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring. 1
  • adjective later continued until after the usual time or hour; protracted: a late business meeting. 1
  • adjective later near or at the end of day or well into the night: a late hour. 1
  • adjective later belonging to the time just before the present moment; most recent: a late news bulletin. 1
  • adjective later immediately preceding the present one; former: the late attorney general. 1
  • adjective later recently deceased: the late Mr. Phipps. 1

Information block about the term

Origin of later

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English læt slow, late; cognate with German lass slothful, Old Norse latr, Gothic lats slow, lazy, Latin lassus tired

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Later

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

later popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

later usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for later

adj later

  • next — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
  • following — the act of following.
  • posterior — situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).
  • proximate — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
  • subsequent — occurring or coming later or after (often followed by to): subsequent events; Subsequent to their arrival in Chicago, they bought a new car.

adv later

  • again — You use again to indicate that something happens a second time, or after it has already happened before.
  • subsequently — occurring or coming later or after (often followed by to): subsequent events; Subsequent to their arrival in Chicago, they bought a new car.
  • afterward — If you do something or if something happens afterward, you do it or it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned.
  • thereafter — after that in time or sequence; afterward: Thereafter they did not speak.
  • after — If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.

adverb later

  • presently — in a little while; soon: They will be here presently.
  • anon — Anon means quite soon.
  • shortly — in a short time; soon.
  • soon — within a short period after this or that time, event, etc.: We shall know soon after he calls.

adjective later

  • advanced — An advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thing.
  • future — time that is to be or come hereafter.
  • late — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
  • delayed — of or relating to a particle, as a neutron or alpha particle, that is emitted from an excited nucleus formed in a nuclear reaction, the emission occurring some time after the reaction is completed.
  • deferred — withheld over a certain period; postponed

interjection later

noun later

preposition later

  • since — from then till now (often preceded by ever): He was elected in 1978 and has been president ever since.

Antonyms for later

adj later

  • earlier — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
  • before — If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event.

adjective later

  • early — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.

preposition later

  • in front of — the foremost part or surface of anything.

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?