Adjective
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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"
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coming at a subsequent time or stage
"without ulterior argument"
"the mood posterior to"
Adverb
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comparative of the adverb `late'
"he stayed later than you did"
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at some eventual time in the future
"By and by he'll understand"
"I'll see you later"
- by and by -
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
"he apologized subsequently"
"he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"
"it didn't happen until afterward"
"two hours after that"
- later on