Definitions for later
ˈleɪ tərlat·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Laternoun

   a brick or tile

2. Lateradjective

   compar. of Late, a. & adv

3. Etymology: [L.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

How to pronounce later?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say later in sign language?

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. John Bordi:

   The relative velocity between spacecraft and moon will be 14.7 miles per second (23.6 kilometers per second), so we are screaming by pretty fast, all steps have to go like clockwork to successfully acquire our planned data, because soon after the flyby is complete, the spacecraft needs to be reoriented for our upcoming close approach of Jupiter, which happens only 7 ½ hours later.

2. Uri Landesman:

   Today the utilities are way underperforming, obviously because people are thinking rates are going to go up sooner rather than later.

3. Edward Ryan:

   This case points out the frailties of eyewitness identification under the best of circumstances, it's unfortunate that he was identified in a press release as someone who was involved in this matter only to be vindicated hours later.

4. Victor Gao:

   Whether I embrace the digital Renminbi or not is not up to me to decide, if I stay in China, if I remain a global citizen, I think this wave will hit me sooner or later. I can not fight against it, I can't resist it without being buried by it.

5. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine:

   Using a 13-year-old authorization crafted in different times for a different circumstance under a different administration for a different bit of geography with the support of a vastly different Congress to justify a new war 13 years later is the not the way that the nation should make the grave decision about whether to go to war.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=later
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Later
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/later
5. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=later
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html