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Succeeding vs Later - What's the difference?

succeeding | later |

As verbs the difference between succeeding and later

is that succeeding is while later is .

As an adjective succeeding

is following, next in order.

As a noun succeeding

is success.

succeeding

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Following, next in order.
  • *
  • *:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
  • Antonyms

    * preceding

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • success
  • * 1722 , Nicholas Ling, ?John Bodenham, Wits Common-wealth (page 105)
  • It is good for a man in the midst of prosperity to fear a Ruin, and in the midst of adversity to hope for better succeedings .

    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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