later
adjective [before noun] (IN THE FUTURE) /ˈleɪ.tər/
/-t̬ɚ/ Definition
B2 happening at a time in the future, or after the time you have mentioned: We could catch a later train. You can always change your password at a later date.Points in timeIn the future and soonBefore, after and alreadyAfter and behind
(Definition of later adjective (IN THE FUTURE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Decades, centuries & the millennium
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Synonyms and related words:
- (in) midstream idiom
- anytime adverb
- as and when idiom
- downstream adverb, adjective
- during preposition (AT SOME TIME IN)
- hour noun
- immediately conjunction
- juncture noun
- later adverb
- midway adverb
- moment noun (OCCASION)
- occasion noun
- once adverb (ONE TIME)
- one number, determiner (PARTICULAR OCCASION)
- point noun (TIME/PLACE)
- time noun (OCCASION)
- time noun (PARTICULAR POINT)
- time noun (SUITABLE POINT)
- under the wire idiom
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