later

1. 1.

   coming at a subsequent time or stage

   “without ulterior argument”

   “the mood posterior to”

   Synonymsulteriorposterior

   Similarsubsequent
2. 2.

   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”

   Synonymslate

   Similaradvancedtardive

Questions about later

What does later mean?

later means "happening at a time subsequent to a reference time". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in later?

later has 2 syllables: la-ter. The stress falls on "la". In IPA it is /ˈleɪtɚ/.

What is another word for later?

Close synonyms include subsequently, afterwards, afterward, after, later on. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is later a common word?

later is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with later?

14 words rhyme with later. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.