Meaning

adjective coming at a subsequent time or stage

adjective at or toward an end or late period or stage of development

adjective being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

origin* Adverb: From Middle English later, latere, from Old English lator, equivalent to late + -er. * Adjective: From Middle English later, latere, from Old English lætra, equivalent to late + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian leeter (“later”), West Frisian letter (“later”), Dutch later (“later”), German Low German later (“later”).

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