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later on

lat·er on
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lei-ter on, awn]
    • /ˈlɛɪ tər ɒn, ɔn/
    • /ˈleɪtə(r) ɒn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lei-ter on, awn]
    • /ˈlɛɪ tər ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of later on words

  • adjective later on a comparative of late: Her later years were not happy. 1
  • adverb later on a comparative of late: The meeting ran later than we expected. 1
  • adverb later on afterward, subsequently, or at a time in the future (sometimes followed by on): She later said she was sorry. I'll see you later. Let's decide about this later on. 1
  • adverb later on at a subsequent time 1
  • phrase later on You use later on to refer to a time or situation that is after the one that you have been talking about or after the present one. 0
  • noun later on subsequently 0
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Parts of speech for Later on

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Later on

later on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".

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Synonyms for later on

adj later on

  • subsequent — occurring or coming later or after (often followed by to): subsequent events; Subsequent to their arrival in Chicago, they bought a new car.
  • coming — A coming event or time is an event or time that will happen soon.
  • successive — following in order or in uninterrupted sequence; consecutive: three successive days.
  • consecutive — Consecutive periods of time or events happen one after the other without interruption.
  • hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.

adv later on

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • behind — If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
All 47 Synonyms of later on

Antonyms for later on

adj later on

  • preceding — that precedes; previous: Refer back to the footnote on the preceding page.
  • front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
  • leading — made of or containing lead: a lead pipe; a lead compound.
  • first — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.

adv later on

  • before — If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event.
  • 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.
All 6 Antonyms of later on

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