1. (

• later ,
• ulterior ,
• posterior

) coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to" ;

2. (

• late ,
• later ,

) 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" ;

1. (

• subsequently ,
• later ,
• afterwards ,
• afterward ,
• after ,
• later_on

) 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" ;

2. (

• by_and_by ,
• later ,

) at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later" ;

3. (

• later ,

) comparative of the adverb `late'; "he stayed later than you did" ;