thereafter

adverb

there·​af·​ter t͟her-ˈaf-tər 

1

: after that

2

archaic : according to that : accordingly

Synonyms

• after
• afterward
• afterwards
• later
• latterly
• subsequently

Examples of thereafter in a Sentence

Thereafter, the two companies operated in full partnership.

gave his farewell speech and left the room shortly thereafter

Recent Examples on the Web

Just a short time thereafter, a group of key employees were poached by a competitor. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024

That both were at least legally married was dicey enough—Slater would file for divorce that summer; Grande shortly thereafter—but Slater was also a new father, with a recent social-media record of a wife and newborn. —Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024

Minshew steered Las Vegas to an upset victory against the Baltimore Ravens on the road in Week 2, but failed to maintain any consistency thereafter, getting benched for O'Connell in Week 6. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024

Asian federations fully supported the Saudi Arabian proposal shortly thereafter. —Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

thereafter

adverb

there·​af·​ter t͟ha-ˈraf-tər 

t͟he-

: after that

it was returned shortly thereafter