later
adverb
at some time in the future, or after the time that you have been talking about
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At an unspecified time in the future
sooner or later
definitely at some later time, although you do not know exactly when
in the long run/term
not immediately but at some time in the future
to come
in the future
one day
at some time in the future
when the time comes
used for talking about what will happen at some future time
one of these days
at some time in the future
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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