LATER ON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does later on mean? 

• LATER ON (adverb)
  The adverb LATER ON has 1 sense:

1. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

  Familiarity information: LATER ON used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LATER ON (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

Synonyms:

after; afterward; afterwards; later; later on; subsequently

Context example:

two hours after that

 Context examples 

Already he knows her sweetness and loving care; later on he will understand how some men so loved her, that they did dare much for her sake.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

The cells are saved and then used later on.

(Bone Marrow Transplantation, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

If you're thinking about breast reconstruction, talk to a plastic surgeon before the mastectomy, even if you plan to have your reconstruction later on.

(Breast Reconstruction, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Straight permanent teeth can help prevent tooth problems later on.

(Orthodontia, NIH)

Later on he pawned his watch, and still later his wheel, reducing the amount available for food by putting stamps on all his manuscripts and sending them out.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

This month won’t be the right time to buy electronic products, as they won’t likely live up to your expectations later on as you use them.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

They give you a way to tell your wishes to family, friends, and health care professionals and to avoid confusion later on.

(Advance Directives, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

There was no mirror, at that date, in my room; that which stands beside me as I write, was brought there later on and for the very purpose of these transformations.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Later on, in the fall of the year, he saved John Thornton’s life in quite another fashion.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

Later on that day, Kiche and White Fang strayed into the edge of the woods next to the camp.

(White Fang, by Jack London)