▪ at a time in the near future; soon or afterward:"I'll see you later"Similarsubsequentlyeventuallythennextlater onafter this/thatafterwardsfollowing this/thatat a later timeat a later dateat a future time/dateat some point in the futurein the futurein time to comein due courseafterwardslater onafterafter thatsubsequentlyfollowingby and byin a whilein timeafter a bitformal:thereafterthereupon
exclamation
1. goodbye for the present; see you later.informal
