after the fact

after the fact
after the fact phrase
after something has happened, when it is impossible to change

On some vital decisions, ministers were only informed after the fact.

Thesaurus: after another event or timesynonym
Main entry: fact

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after the fact
1 law : after a crime has been committed

She was charged with being an accessory after the fact. [=she was charged with helping someone who had committed a crime after the crime was committed]

2 : after something has happened :afterward

They informed me of their decision only after the fact. [=after they had already made their decision]

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Main Entry:fact

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ˌafter the ˈfact idiom
after sth has happened or been done, when it is too late to prevent it or change it

On some vital decisions employees were only informed after the fact.

Main entry:factidiom

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