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Meanings of later in English

Portuguese
depois

Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time.

        depois
        Portuguese
        tardio
        Catalan
        tardà
        Spanish
        tardío

        At or toward an end or late period or stage of development.

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            tardio
            Portuguese
            mais tarde

            At some eventual time in the future.

                  mais tarde

                  Coming at a subsequent time or stage.

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                        Examples for "by and by"
                        Examples for "by and by"
                        1
                        Wait; have patience; by and by, I hope, I shall do better.
                        Records of a Girlhood
                        2
                        It will have its crisis by and by, like a cutaneous eruption.
                        Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
                        3
                        We will talk of the consolidation of the Union by and by.
                        Celt and Saxon — Volume 2
                        4
                        Well, by and by one of them stood up in the boat.
                        Chester Rand; or, The New Path to Fortune
                        5
                        Tell him to wait; I will speak to him by and by.
                        Lucretia — Volume 06
                        Usage of later in English
                        1
                        Some said later this year; others said 2020 was closer to reality.
                        Wired
                        2
                        Weekly government statistics from the Energy Information Administration will follow later today.
                        The Irish Times
                        3
                        The proposed state law would allow legal action first, official classification later.
                        Wired
                        4
                        American Football: London will host an American Football game later this year.
                        The Irish Times
                        5
                        Labour's business spokeswoman said a challenge in parliament could come days later.
                        Reuters
                        6
                        A similar fast-charge network for Europe will be announced later this year.
                        Reuters
                        7
                        Their common approach could later support a 'roaming' function for foreign travel.
                        Reuters
                        8
                        Two days later the government announced draft legislation to address so-called cyber-terrorism.
                        The South African
                        9
                        It's happening a year later which is a good thing, he said.
                        The Guardian
                        10
                        That new focus could fall on state elections due later this year.
                        Reuters
                        11
                        Nevertheless, the company said it still sees prices rising later this year.
                        Reuters
                        12
                        Similar surveys are due later today in the United States and Europe.
                        Reuters
                        13
                        The tour goes to Europe and the United States later this year.
                        Reuters
                        14
                        Bill showed up later, however, and set a number of things right.
                        The Great Book of Amber
                        15
                        Conning said it will issue a press statement regarding the deal later.
                        Reuters
                        16
                        Trump said he would discuss travel restrictions to Europe later on Wednesday.
                        Reuters
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                        Translations for later
                        Catalan
                        tardà
                        Spanish
                        tardío
                        Later through the time
                        Later across language varieties
                        Australia
                        Common
                        New Zealand
                        Common
                        South Africa
                        Common
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