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later

adjective

coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument"
Synonyms: future, ulterior Similar: subsequent
at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child"
Synonyms: late Antonyms: early Similar: advanced, tardive

adverb

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he''s going to the store but he''ll be back here later"; "it didn''t happen until afterward"; "two hours after that"
Synonyms: after, afterward, afterwards, later on, subsequently
at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he''ll understand"; "I''ll see you later"
Synonyms: by and by
comparative of the adverb `late''; "he stayed later than you did"