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Definitions for Later

[1] a comparative of late:Her later years were not happy.
[2] a comparative of late: The meeting ran later than we expected.
[3] afterward, subsequently, or at a time in the future (sometimes followed by on ): She later said she was sorry. I'll see you later. Let's decide about this later on.
[4] occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
[5] continued until after the usual time or hour; protracted: a late business meeting.
[6] near or at the end of day or well into the night: a late hour.
[7] belonging to the time just before the present moment; most recent: a late news bulletin.
[8] immediately preceding the present one; former: the late attorney general.
[9] recently deceased: the late Mr. Phipps.
[10] occurring at an advanced stage in life: a late marriage.
[11] belonging to an advanced period or stage in the history or development of something: the late phase of feudalism.
[12] after the usual or proper time, or after delay: to arrive late.
[13] until after the usual time or hour; until an advanced hour, especially of the night: to work late.
[14] at or to an advanced time, period, or stage: The flowers keep their blossoms late in warm climates.
[15] recently but no longer: a man late of Chicago, now living in Philadelphia.
[16] the comparative of late
[17] afterwards; subsequently
[18] see you later an expression of farewell
[19] sooner or later eventually; inevitably
[20] occurring or arriving after the correct or expected time the train was late
[21] (prenominal) occurring, scheduled for, or being at a relatively advanced time a late marriage
[22] (prenominal) towards or near the end the late evening
[23] at an advanced time in the evening or at night it was late
[24] (prenominal) occurring or being just previous to the present time his late remarks on industry
[25] (prenominal) having died, esp recently my late grandfather
[26] (prenominal) just preceding the present or existing person or thing; former the late manager of this firm
[27] of late recently; lately
[28] after the correct or expected time he arrived late
[29] at a relatively advanced age she married late
[30] recently; lately as late as yesterday he was selling books
[31] late hours rising and going to bed later than is usual
[32] late in the day at a late or advanced stage too late

Words related to Later

next, again, subsequently, afterward, thereafter, after, ensuing, following, posterior, proximate, subsequent, ulterior, downstream, succeeding, behind, latterly, infra

Words nearby Later

latent schizophrenia, latent stage, latent strabismus, latent tetany, latent time, later, later han, later on, laterad, lateral, lateral aberration

Origin of Later

before 900; Middle English; Old English læt slow, late; cognate with German lass slothful, Old Norse latr, Gothic lats slow, lazy, Latin lassus tired

Words that may be confused with Later

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, lateformer, later, latter

Other words from Later

late·ness , noun
o·ver·late , adjective
o·ver·late·ness , noun

Word origin for Later

Old English læt; related to Old Norse latr, Gothic lats

Synonyms for Later

next, downstream, ensuing, following, more recent, posterior, postliminary, proximate, subsequent, subsequential, succeeding, ulterior