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# later

«later» in Mova's school dictionary: **after some time, not now: «I will do it later.»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (later); adjective (late, later, latest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Later means after some time, not now: «I will do it later.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/later/#m1)

2) Later also means after the time something else happened: «Two hours later, the tank was full.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/later/#m2)

3) As an adjective, later means coming after another one: a later bus, a later chapter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/later/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths problems it marks a time after the start; «3 hours later» adds 3 hours to the time, and the story goes on from the new amount. In everyday life: «see you later», «later on», «sooner or later», «not later than». In stories it moves the action forward in time.

### examples

- Two hours later, the tank was full. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/later/#x1)
- Later she gave away 4 pencils. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/later/#x2)
- He came back 20 minutes later. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/later/#x3)
- What time is it 3 hours later? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/later/#x4)
- I'll tidy my room later, Mum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/later/#x5)
- See you later at the bus stop! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/later/#x6)
- Sooner or later the rain will stop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/later/#x7)
- Years later, the boy became a famous scientist. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/later/#x8)
- We took a later train because the first one was full. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/later/#x9)
- Perhaps I may tell you later. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/later/#x10)

### note

«Later» is the comparative of «late»; «latest» means the newest or the last. Do not mix up «later» (after) with «latter» (the second of two). Maths: «X minutes later» adds X to the time; a later event in a story changes the amount that came before it, so work through events in order. Trap: going past 60 minutes changes the hour.

### In the corpora

- [A debit card spends money already in the account; a credit card borrows money that must be paid back later.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/2/)
- [A debit card spends money already in the account; a credit card borrows money from the card company to be paid back later.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/11/)
- [Lenders make borrowing look easy: "Cash in minutes!", "Buy now, pay later!".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/4/)
- [Buy now pay later splits a purchase into instalments; it is still borrowing, with charges if a payment is late.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/17/)
- [Later that week, Dad says quietly that Mum has been low for weeks and the doctor says it is depression.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low/4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «later» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/later/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.