Onward vs Afterwards - What's the difference?
onward | afterwards |
Moving forward.
Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end.
* Sir Philip Sidney
In a forward direction.
(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
* {{quote-news, year=2011
, date=November 3
, author=Chris Bevan
, title=Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham
, work=BBC Sport
Two more top-class stops followed quickly afterwards , first from Natcho's rasping shot which was heading into the top corner, and then to deny Ryazantsev at his near post.}}
As adverbs the difference between onward and afterwards
is that onward is in a forward direction while afterwards is at a later or succeeding time.As an adjective onward
is moving forward.onward
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- There was an onward rush as the gates opened
- Within a while, Philoxenus came to see how onward the fruits were of his friend's labour.
Adverb
(-)- Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war...
Synonyms
* onwardsAnagrams
*afterwards
English
Adverb
(-)citation, page= , passage=Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini's first save of the night, with the Spurs keeper making up for a weak punch by brilliantly pushing away Christian Noboa's snap-shot.
Two more top-class stops followed quickly afterwards , first from Natcho's rasping shot which was heading into the top corner, and then to deny Ryazantsev at his near post.}}