later on

adverb

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time (Freq. 9)

- 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

• Syn: ↑subsequently, ↑later, ↑afterwards, ↑afterward, ↑after

• Derived from adjective: ↑later (for: ↑later), ↑subsequent (for: ↑subsequently)

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later on phrase

in the future, or after the time already mentioned

I’ll come and see you later on.

Later on in the hearings, Darnell told an entirely different story.

Thesaurus: at an unspecified time in the future_synonym

Main entry: later

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later on

: at a time in the future or following an earlier time

We'll talk about this subject some more later on.

They regretted their decision later on.

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Main Entry: ↑later

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later ˈon idiom

(informal) at a time in the future; after the time you are talking about

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I'm going out later on.

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Much later on, she realized what he had meant.

Main entry: ↑later_idiom

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