later

Meanings

• adverb

  used to refer to a time that is later than the present but not yet specified

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈleɪtɚ/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

earlier

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Synonyms

erenow , freshly , belatedly , afterwards , hereafter , later on , someday

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with later
chaser , rasher , patter

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Homophones

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1. later (Spanish) : late
   

2. later (Norwegian) : late
   

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Variants

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later , -later , -laters , late , lateness , latenesses , latest , of late , later on , sooner or later , no later than , no/not later than , not later than , sooner rather than later , at a future date , at a later date , at a later/future date , see you , see you (around/later) , see you around , see you later

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Forms

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laterly, lateness

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'late' in the sense of 'slow' or 'behind schedule'. Over time, the meaning shifted to refer specifically to a later time.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'later' is derived from the Old English word 'læt', which meant 'slow' or 'late'.

2. The longest word in the English language with the letter 'a' repeated 28 times is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis'. However, the longest word that starts with 'l' and contains the letter 'a' repeatedly is 'laterality', which means 'the quality or state of being lateral'.

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Related Concepts

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1. future: The concept of time that lies after the present is known as the future. 'Later' is often used to refer to a specific point in the future.

2. delay: A delay is a postponement or interruption of an event or process. 'Later' can be used to describe a situation where an event or process is delayed.

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Culture

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In literature, 'later' has been used to convey a sense of anticipation and suspense. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', the character Nick Carraway often uses the word 'later' to describe events that have yet to unfold.

How to Memorize "later"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a clock with the hands moving forward to represent the passing of time and the concept of 'later'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'later' with the image of a calendar with a date circled, representing a specific point in the future.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Later = Love And Time Elapse Rapidly' to remember the meaning of 'later' as a time that is yet to come.

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