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a while later

ADJECTIVE
following
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coming consecutive ensuing subsequent succeeding successive
STRONG
attendant back hinder latter posterior pursuing rear resulting serial specified then trailing
WEAK
after a while afterward coming after coming next consequent consequential directly after henceforth in pursuit in search of in the wake of later later on next next off on the scent presently proximate sequent sequential seriate supervenient when
Antonyms
STRONG
front preceding
WEAK
first leading
ADVERB
afterward/afterwards
Synonyms
WEAK
after another time at a later time behind by and by ensuingly eventually in a while intra late later latterly next on the next day post hoc soon subsequently then thereafter thereon ultimately
Antonyms
WEAK
beforehand

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With the apology delivered, Trump walked into the State Dining Room with Netanyahu a while later to unveil a 20-point peace plan that Kushner also helped craft alongside Witkoff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

Bruce Willis left acting after he was diagnosed with aphasia and, a while later, with frontotemporal dementia.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

The woman said she saw Ms Nelson return later that evening on her own and that a while later, someone had arrived at her home with their hood up.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2024

The woman said that a while later, she left her apartment to walk her dog only to find Ziegler standing in the hallway.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2023

But a while later, maybe a few minutes, maybe an hour, the current slowed.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau