What does Later mean?

Definitions for Later
ˈleɪ tərlat·er

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Later.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. later(a), ulterior, posterioradjective

    coming at a subsequent time or stage

    "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to"

  2. late, later(a)adverb

    at or toward an end or late period or stage of development

    "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child"

  3. subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, after, later onadverb

    happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

    "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that"

  4. by and by, lateradverb

    at some eventual time in the future

    "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later"

  5. lateradverb

    comparative of the adverb `late'

    "he stayed later than you did"

Wiktionary

  1. lateradverb

    Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).

  2. lateradverb

    At some unspecified time in the future.

    I wanted to do it now, but I'll have to do it later.

  3. lateradjective

    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.

  4. lateradjective

    At some time in the future.

    The meeting was adjourned to a later date.

  5. laterinterjection

    See you later; goodbye.

    Later, dude.

  6. laterinterjection

    Dismissive term to minimize importance of an annoying persons.

  7. Etymology: late + -er

ChatGPT

  1. later

    Later refers to a point in time that is subsequent to the current moment or to a previous mentioned point in time. It implies a delay or postponement of an action or event.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Laternoun

    a brick or tile

  2. Lateradjective

    compar. of Late, a. & adv

  3. Etymology: [L.]

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. later

    The Utopia of Postponement; a marvelous door of gold at the end of every perspective, to which Procrastination holds the keys. The Concierge of tomorrow. (Some things are done sooner, others are done now, but most things are done later; hence, manana, dreams and regrets.)

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. LATER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Later is ranked #62714 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Later surname appeared 319 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Later.

    94.3% or 301 total occurrences were White.
    2.1% or 7 total occurrences were Black.
    1.8% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.5% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Later' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #267

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Later' in Written Corpus Frequency: #494

  3. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Later' in Adverbs Frequency: #44

Anagrams for Later »

  1. ratel

  2. taler

  3. alert

  4. alter

  5. artel

  6. telar

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Later in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Later in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Later in a Sentence

  1. Veterans Affairs building:

    You may be entitled to a refund of the VA funding feeif you had a disability compensation claim pending at the time of loan closing and were later awarded service-connected disability compensation.

  2. Karin Nielsen-Saines:

    Even after the brain is formed, there are some problems that happen, there’s atrophy, there’s damage, even later in pregnancy. So just because someone’s reached the second trimester, it does n’t mean that there could n’t be a problem if they were to contract Zika. ’’ That type of damage can take several weeks to become apparent in prenatal testing. By the time some women learn what Zika has done to the fetuses they are carrying, their access to legal abortion could be blocked in most states. The telephone poll of 1,016 adults was conducted July 20 to 24, during the week when Florida announced it had discovered two people who hadpossibly contracted Zika locally, most likely through the bite of an infected mosquito. Since then, the number of cases in the Florida outbreak — believed to be centered in a one-square mile area just north of downtown Miami — hasswelled to 15. The poll — which had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points — also found that only 44 percent of Americans realized the Zika funding stalemate has not yet been resolved. Lawmakers left Washington last month after Senate Democratswould n’t back a dealnegotiated by House and Senate Republicans that included provisions affecting Planned Parenthood and the Affordable Care Act. Of people who were aware that Congress has not yet provided Zika funding, 55 percent said not passing the legislation is a problem. More blamed the Republicans than the Democrats for the continued impasse — 42 percent said it was the Republicans ’ fault, compared with 22 percent who faulted the Democrats. Seventeen percent said both parties are equally to blame. The apportionment of blame generally followed party lines. About one-fourth of those polled said funding Zika response efforts should be a top priority for the federal budget, nearly half said it was important but not a top priority, and 20 percent said it was not that important. The poll also showed that in the third week of July, barely half of Americans — 52 percent — felt Zika posed a public health threat in this country. And only 22 percent felt that it was a major threat. But it is not known whether the growing outbreak in Florida has changed opinions on that question.

  3. Jimmy Kimmel:

    Force these allegedly-Christian men – and women – who stuff their pockets with money from the NRA year after year after year – to do something. Now. Not later. Now.

  4. Srisopa Phogphun:

    It feels like it is supposed to be a long weekend, even if it is postponed to later in the year, but it does not feel the same.

  5. Jenny Higgins:

    Someone might look into alternatives such as herbs, spend time trying to gather information, procure that substance, take the herb, take it again, take it again, and by then, they are later in gestation and maybe even less likely to be able to access effective methods, there's a real-time constraint here.

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