What does “later” mean?
- 1
adverbat a time in the future or after the time you are talking about
I’ll call you later.
- 2
adjectivecoming after something else in time
We can discuss it at a later date.
Later at a glance
- Part of speech
- adverb & adjective
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈleɪtɚ/ · LAY-ter
How to use “later” correctly
Don’t confuse “later” (afterward) with “latter” (the second of two things mentioned).
Common phrases with “later”
- see you later
- later on
- sooner or later
- two days later
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- earlier
- sooner
“later” is on these word lists
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