Definition: 1. Coming at a subsequent time or stage. 2. At or toward an end or late period or stage of development. 3. Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time. 4. At some eventual time in the future.
Use 'later' in a sentence:
1. I'll ring you up later.
2. Three days later a rash appeared.
3. He resigned ten years later.
4. She later became a doctor.
5. He was later charged with embezzlement.
6. Forty minutes later, they left Colombian airspace.
7. He became increasingly sedentary in later life.
8. His father died later that year.
9. Two days later tragedy struck.
10. I'll ping it to you later.
11. He was later indicted on corruption charges.
12. He later publicly apologized for his comments.
13. This story, it later transpired, was untrue.
14. I might well regret it later.
15. In later life he started playing golf.
16. Only later did she realize her mistake.
17. A year later my dog died.
18. He found happiness in later life.
19. I'd like to come on to that question later.
20. Subjects were retested one month later.
21. I can call back later ─ it's no trouble.
22. 'See you later!' she called.
23. I'll call you from home later.
24. I met her again three years later.
25. It was three weeks later that he heard the news.
26. I've got a piano lesson later today.
27. The time frame within which all this occurred was from September 1985 to March 1986.
28. He isn't here now ─ could you ring back later?
29. She surfaced again years later in London.
30. The frame is made of metal.
31. With difficulty he released the mattress from the metal frame, and groped beneath it.
32. In the light of later events the decision was proved right.
33. The government will review the situation later in the year.
34. The vintage was later than usual.
35. He came home later than usual.
36. It might be an idea to try again later.
37. It suits me to start work at a later time.
38. You'll have to be careful how you frame the question.
39. We will table that for later.
40. We'll discuss this when you're in a better frame of mind.
41. This is discussed in more detail in a later chapter.
42. Suppose we take a later train?
43. In this course we hope to look at literature in the frame of its social and historical context.
44. Click the diagram frame and drag it to the lifeline.
45. Look at the time ─ it's much later than I thought.
46. Drill a series of holes in the frame.
47. The inner tent is attached to this frame.
48. The mirror was hinged to a surrounding frame.
49. The first year provides students with a sound theoretical basis for later study.
50. She develops the theme more fully in her later books.
51. I'll be a bit later home tomorrow.
52. We will most likely see him later.
53. We will likely see him later.
54. Stick around; we'll need you to help us later.
