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Later vs Subsequently - What's the difference?

later | subsequently |

Subsequently is a antonym of later.



As adverbs the difference between later and subsequently

is that later is comparative of late while subsequently is following, afterwards in either time or place.

As an adjective later

is comparative of late.

As an interjection later

is see you later; goodbye.

later

English

Adverb

(head)
  • (late)
    • You came in late yesterday and today you came in even later .
  • Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
    • My roommate arrived first. I arrived later .
    I arrived later than my roommate.
  • At some unspecified time in the future.
    • I wanted to do it now, but I'll have to do it later .

    Antonyms

    * earlier

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (late)
    • Jim was later than John.
  • Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
    • The Victorian era is a later period of English history than the Elizabethan era.
  • At some time in the future.
    • The meeting was adjourned to a later date.

    Antonyms

    * earlier

    Interjection

    (head)
  • (slang) See you later; goodbye.
    • Later , dude.
  • (slang) Dismissive term to minimize importance of an annoying persons.
    • Frequently used with "for you". "Later for you."

    Derived terms

    * later days * later on * save for later * sooner or later

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    subsequently

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Following, afterwards in either time or place.
  • Accordingly, therefore (implying a logical connection or deduction).

    • Usage notes

    Although subsequently may imply a cause and effect relationship, it may also be used when no cause is implied.

    Quotations

    * 1832 — , volume II, chapter 7 *: It will be recollected that the ill-fated Halloway...distinctly stated the voice of the individual who had approached his post...to have been that of a female, and that the language in which they subsequently conversed was that of the Ottawa Indians. * {{quote-book, year=1905, author= , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=“There the cause of death was soon ascertained?; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom. […]”}}

    Related terms

    * subsequence * subsequent * subsequential