lat·er  /ˈleɪtər/

adj

1. coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to"

synset: later, ulterior, posterior

2. 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"

synset: late, later

antonym: early

adv

1. 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"

synset: subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, after, later_on

2. at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later"

synset: by_and_by, later

3. comparative of the adverb `late'; "he stayed later than you did"

synset: later

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