Could you call again later, please?
Source: tatoeba (1824)
Later
//ˈleɪ.tə//
Synonyms for "later" (117 found)
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Closest matches (24)
Suffix(1 words)
Adverb(4 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Intj(1 words)
Strong matches (35)
Related words (58)
Related word relations
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Antonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
5 entriesderived
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
derived from
1 entriesform of
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
2 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
194 translations across 60 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- ὕστερος adj (coming afterward in time)
- ὑστέρως adv (afterward in time)
Arabic
4 entries- بعدين adv (more late)
- بعدين adv (more late)
- بعدين adv (more late)
- بعدين adv (more late)
Armenian
2 entries- ավելի ուշ adv (afterward in time)
- հետո adv (afterward in time)
Assamese
1 entries- পিছত adv (more late)
Bikol Central
2 entries- atyan adv (more late)
- atyan adv (afterward in time)
Bislama
1 entries- bihaen adv (afterward in time)
Bulgarian
4 entries- по-късен adj (more late)
- по-късен adj (coming afterward in time)
- по-късно adv (afterward in time)
- по́-къ́сно adv (more late)
Catalan
4 entries- futur adj (at some time in the future)
- després adv (afterward in time)
- posteriorment adv (at some unspecified time in the future)
- fins aviat intj (see you later)
Central Kurdish
2 entries- دوایی adv (afterward in time)
- دوایی adv (at some unspecified time in the future)
Chickasaw
2 entries- alhchimbakma adv (more late)
- alhchimbakma adv (at some unspecified time in the future)
Chinese
4 entries- 後來 /后来 adv (afterward in time)
- 後頭 /后头 adv (afterward in time)
- 等咧 adv (afterward in time)
- 較停 /较停 adv (afterward in time)
Chinese Cantonese
4 entries- 之後 /之后 adv (afterward in time)
- 遲啲 /迟啲 adv (more late)
- 遲過 /迟过 adv (afterward in time)
- 陣間 /阵间 adv (at some unspecified time in the future)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 以後 /以后 adv (afterward in time)
- 後面 /后面 adv (afterward in time)
- 更遲 /更迟 adv (more late)
Czech
2 entries- později adv (more late)
- pozdější adv (afterward in time)
Danish
2 entries- senere adv (more late)
- senere adv (afterward in time)
Dutch
4 entries- later adv (more late)
- later adv (afterward in time)
- later adv (at some unspecified time in the future)
- later intj (see you later)
Esperanto
3 entries- posta adj (at some time in the future)
- pli malfrue adv (more late)
- poste adv (afterward in time)
Estonian
2 entries- hiljem adv (more late)
- hiljem adv (afterward in time)
Finnish
4 entries- myöhempi adj (more late)
- myöhempi adj (coming afterward in time)
- myöhempi adj (at some time in the future)
- myöhemmin adv (more late)
French
4 entries- plus en retard adj (more late)
- postérieur adj (coming afterward in time)
- plus en retard adv (more late)
- plus tard adv (afterward in time)
Galician
3 entries- despois adv (afterward in time)
- logo adv (afterward in time)
- máis tarde adv (more late)
Georgian
2 entries- შემდეგ adv (afterward in time)
- შემდეგში adv (afterward in time)
German
4 entries- nachher adv (afterward in time)
- später adv (more late)
- später adv (afterward in time)
- bis bald intj (see you later)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌱𐌹𐌸𐌴 adv (afterward in time)
Greek
1 entries- αργότερα adv (afterward in time)
Hebrew
3 entries- יוֹתֵר מְאֻחָר adv (more late)
- יוֹתֵר מְאֻחָר adv (afterward in time)
- יוֹתֵר מְאֻחָר adv (at some unspecified time in the future)
Hindi
1 entries- बाद में adv (more late)
Hungarian
2 entries- később adj (more late)
- majd adv (at some unspecified time in the future)
Icelandic
2 entries- heyrumst intj (see you later)
- sjáumst intj (see you later)
Italian
4 entries- più in ritardo adj (more late)
- posteriore adj (coming afterward in time)
- dopo adv (afterward in time)
- più in ritardo adv (more late)
Japanese
2 entries- 後で adv (afterward in time)
- 後に adv (more late)
Kazakh
2 entries- кейін adv (at some unspecified time in the future)
- кейінірек adv (afterward in time)
Korean
3 entries- 나중에 adv (afterward in time)
- 후 adv (more late)
- 후에 adv (more late)
Ladino
1 entries- mas tadre adv (more late)
Latin
2 entries- sētius adv (more late)
- sētius adv (afterward in time)
Latvian
2 entries- vēlāk adv (more late)
- vēlāk adv (afterward in time)
Macedonian
2 entries- подоцна adv (more late)
- покасно adv (more late)
Malay
2 entries- nanti adv (more late)
- nanti adv (at some unspecified time in the future)
Manchu
2 entries- ᠠᠮᠠᠯᠠ adv (afterward in time)
- ᠮᠠᠩᡤᡳ adv (afterward in time)
Māori
1 entries- auina iho adv (afterward in time)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- halafu adv (at some unspecified time in the future)
Norman
2 entries- pus tard adv (afterward in time)
- pus tard adv (at some unspecified time in the future)
Norwegian
1 entries- senere adv (more late)
Persian
4 entries- بعداً adv (at some unspecified time in the future)
- بعدتر adv (at some unspecified time in the future)
- دیرتر adv (more late)
- دیرتر adv (afterward in time)
Polish
4 entries- późniejszy adj (more late)
- późniejszy adj (coming afterward in time)
- późniejszy adj (at some time in the future)
- później adv (more late)
Portuguese
4 entries- mais atrasado adj (at some time in the future)
- mais tarde adj (more late)
- posterior adj (coming afterward in time)
- subsequentemente adj (coming afterward in time)
Romanian
3 entries- mai târziu adv (more late)
- mai târziu adv (afterward in time)
- mai târziu adv (at some unspecified time in the future)
Russian
4 entries- по́зже adv (more late)
- по́зже adv (afterward in time)
- по́зже adv (at some unspecified time in the future)
- по́сле adv (afterward in time)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- docnije adv (afterward in time)
- kasnije adv (more late)
- kasnije adv (afterward in time)
- kasnije adv (at some unspecified time in the future)
Spanish
4 entries- más tarde adj (more late)
- posterior adj (coming afterward in time)
- posterior adj (at some time in the future)
- después adv (afterward in time)
Swahili
2 entries- baadaye adv (afterward in time)
- baadaye adv (at some unspecified time in the future)
Swedish
4 entries- senare adj (more late)
- senare adv (more late)
- senare adv (afterward in time)
- senare adv (at some unspecified time in the future)
Tagalog
2 entries- mamaya adv (more late)
- mamaya adv (afterward in time)
Telugu
2 entries- ఆలస్యము adv (afterward in time)
- తరవాత adv (at some unspecified time in the future)
Tok Pisin
1 entries- bihain adv (more late)
Turkish
1 entries- sonra adv (afterward in time)
Ukrainian
2 entries- пізні́ше adv (more late)
- пізні́ше adv (afterward in time)
Urdu
1 entries- بعد میں adv (more late)
Uzbek
1 entries- kechroq adv (more late)
Vietnamese
1 entries- sau adv (afterward in time)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
Smile now, cry later!
Source: tatoeba (1827)
Sooner or later, you will regret your idleness.
Source: tatoeba (15900)
You'll learn how to do it sooner or later.
Source: tatoeba (15901)
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