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(label) At that time.

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*Bible, (w) xii. 6

*:And the Canaanite was then in the land.

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(label) Soon afterward.

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*Bible, (w) v. 24

*:First be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

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(label) Next in order; in addition.

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(label) In that case.

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(label) At the same time; on the other hand.

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(label) At the time that; when.

*1485 , Sir (Thomas Malory), (w, Le Morte d'Arthur)'', Book I.23, reprinted 1817, Sir Thomas Malory, (William Caxton), ''Morte d'Arthur: The Byrth, Lyf, and Actes of Kyng Arthur , Volume 1, page 37:

*:Than the knyght sawe hym lye soo on the ground, he alyght and was passynge heuy, for he wende he had slayne hym.

Used to contradict an assertion.

*2001 , (Eric Malpass), At the Height of the Moon , page 28,

*:‘She says Indian elephants are tidgy little things.’ ¶ ‘They?re not then .’ Emma was getting heated. ‘They?re –’ ¶ ‘Emma!’ said Jenny sharply. The child subsided.

Adverb

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(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 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.}}