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afterwards

These words mean at a later time.

Afterwardsandaftercan be used in this way, especially when the second event follows the first immediately or fairly quickly.Afterwardsis the UK spelling. The US spelling of this word isafterward.

UKAfterwards I was sorry I'd been so hasty.
USAfterward I regretted hanging up on him.
They met in 1962 and got married not long after.

Laterorlater onusually means at a later time the same day, and not immediately after.

What are you doing later?
I'll call you later on.

If the second event is not the same day as the first, you can useat a later dateor, less formally,another day.

We can add these details at a later date.
I'll tell you the whole story another day.

The wordnextis used to say what happens immediately after another thing.

Next, a balloon and stent are used to open the blocked artery.

Subsequentlycan mean at any time after an event, but usually after quite a long time.

I subsequently found out that he had been stealing money from the company.

The opposite ofafterisbefore.

I feel like I've been here before.

For more opposites ofafter, see the article atbefore.

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