VocabJLPT N1
later on
Adverb

Definitions

  1. 1. later on
  2. 2. subsequently
This adverbial phrase means "later," "afterward," or "in the future," indicating that something happens at a subsequent point in time. It often appears in written or slightly formal language to indicate a later development in a story or sequence of events.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I headed out thinking, "I might regret this afterward."

Sentence 2

All you can do is laugh after you mess up — the irony, right?

Sentence 3

Following the system outage, we published a plan to prevent recurrence.

Sentence 4

I promised myself I'd hang in there, and then we'd go have fun after the exam.

Sentence 5

After the cooking class, I went and bought a new knife.