How to Use later in a Sentence

later

adverb
  • I'll talk to you again later.
  • I saw him again later that morning.
  • They later regretted the decision.
  • She returned several weeks later.
  • The work is Sisyphean: Move the pile from one spot this week, then go through the whole process again a week later.
    John Leland, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Healy later revealed that the group was able to leave the country that night at 5 a.m.
    Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 22 July 2023
  • Looks like it’s confined to the new Fire Max 11 for now, and will land later this year.
    WIRED, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Smith explained later that the idea was to get James closer to the line of scrimmage.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Two days later, on Thursday, July 25th, the same two guys walk in and take me to the same room.
    Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Two school years later, Jensen is done with mourning and ready to move on.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2024
  • William came a year later, and James three years after that.
    Claire Ballor, Dallas News, 14 May 2023
  • That’ll save you a serious headache later when the stain has had more time to set in.
    Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 4 Apr. 2023
  • On the strength of that film, Fox hired him to do I, Mobster, which was released a few months later.
    Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 May 2024
  • Just two years later, however, Beasley was out of the league.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The newest concept will take the stage at the 2023 French Open, which begins later this month.
    Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 13 May 2023
  • He was later sentenced to serve 35 to 60 years in prison for his mother's death.
    Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Two decades later, the devices do little to solve most crimes.
    Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 12 Oct. 2024
  • He was drafted by the Dodgers in the 11th round the next year and made his major league debut with them four years later.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
  • The information arrived in the mail a few weeks later—pages and pages of names.
    Larissa MacFarquhar, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The brain was later transferred to a cushioned wooden box.
    Nicole Dungca and Claire Healy, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Alvarez would later explode for a 67-yard TD of his own for the only score of the second half.
    Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
  • And months later, the full extent of the damage is still coming into view.
    WIRED, 2 Oct. 2023
  • When the Cowboys came to Viejas Arena later in the season, Linder opened the game in a 1-3-1 zone.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Two pitches later, Bader flew out to right field to end the inning.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Three years later was busted for his second DUI in a month.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2024
  • The seven-year-old princess was wearing black Mary Jane flats and took off her coat later in the warm weather.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Bochner takes over the role from Jim Kennedy, who joined the company in 2013 and is set to retire later this year.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Decades later, most of the planet now has access to the internet.
    Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2023
  • About 300 years later, evidence of wheels used as transportation emerged.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
  • These are more effective hunting locations later in the day.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'later.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: