later on

British, Southern, Standard/lɛjtəˈɹɔn/British, Southern, Standard/ˈlɛjt͡ʃəˈɹɔn/

adverb

At some time in the future; subsequently; later.

Meanings

adverblater on (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAt some time in the future; subsequently; later.

    Synonyms: in the future, someday

interjection
  1. slanglater, see you later

    Ha! Later on, losers!

    2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Rogueport

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbAt some time in the future; subsequently; later.

More synonyms by meaning

adverbhappening at a time subsequent to a reference time

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian после, някога
  • после (posle)adverb
  • някога (njakoga)adverb
Dutch later
  • lateradverb
Estonian hiljem
  • hiljemadverb
French ultérieurement, plus tard
  • ultérieurementadverb
  • plus tardadverb
German später, später einmal
  • späteradverb
  • später einmaladverb
  • späterhinadverb
  • nachheradverb
Greek αργότερα, ακολούθως
  • αργότερα (argótera)adverb
  • ακολούθως (akoloúthos)adverb
  • έπειτα (épeita)adverb
Italian più tardi
  • più tardiadverb
Latvian pēc
  • pēcadverb
Polish potem, później
  • potemadverb
  • późniejadverb
Spanish más adelante, más tarde
  • más adelanteadverb
  • más tardeadverb
Tamil பின்னர்
  • பின்னர் (piṉṉar)adverb
Turkish daha sonra, ileride
  • daha sonraadverb
  • ilerideadverb
  • sonradanadverb
Cite this entry
APA

later on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/later%20on

MLA

“later on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/later%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “later on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/later%20on.

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