later

adverb
lāʹtər

Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).

Example

“My roommate arrived first. I arrived later.”

Other meanings

At some unspecified time in the future.
“I wanted to do it now, but I’ll have to do it later.”
what if (something problematic or unanticipated happens); if not (something undesirable will happen).
“Later you fall asleep how?”

Synonyms

subsequently
afterwards
afterward

Antonyms

earlier

Related words

neverthelater
catch you later
I kill you later
no later than
see you later alligator
sooner rather than later
sooner than later
to be named later

Example sentences

“This was later found to be incorrect.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Will you join us for dinner later?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“They'll be here later.”
Tatoeba · sundown · CC0

Word history

From Old English "lator".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “later” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.