adj. Comparative of late. adv. Comparative of late.
Subsequently; afterward. Often used with on: She arrived on the ferry, and he came later. He later felt that he was wrong. Later on, we watched a movie.
interj.Informal. Used to express goodbye.
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| Thesaurus: later |
adjective
adverb
| Idioms: later |
Idioms beginning with later:
later on
In addition to the idiom beginning with later, also see sooner or later. Also see under late.
| Architecture: later |
A brick, formed in a mold and dried in the sun or baked in a kiln by the early Greeks and Romans; much larger and much thinner than modern bricks; each brick was stamped with the name of the maker and the year in which it was made.
| Word Tutor: later |
Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.
— Edward Stanley (1779-1849)
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