later

más tarde

later(ley-duhr)

adverb

1. (at a future time)

a. más tarde

Let's go later. I'm too tired now.

Vayamos más tarde. Ahora estoy muy cansada.

b. después

I realized later that I left my keys at home.

Me di cuenta después que había dejado las llaves en casa.

adjective

2. (the one after)

a. posterior

I had to take a later flight because the meeting was postponed.

Tuve que tomar un vuelo posterior porque habían aplazado la reunión.

later

adjective

1. (general)

a. posterior

I caught a later traintomé or

his later novelssus novelas posteriores

in later lifeen la madurez

adverb

2. (general)

a.

later (on)más tarde

a few days laterunos días más tarde

no later than tomorrowmañana como muy tarde

as we shall see latercomo veremos más adelante

3. (colloquial)

a.

see you later!¡hasta luego!

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later [ˈleɪtəʳ]

adverb

1 más tarde

referring to future

the gun was later found in his flat más tarde se encontró la pistola en su piso; two years/ten minutes later dos años/diez minutos después or más tarde; I'll do it later lo haré luego or más tarde; later, when all the guests had left luego or más tarde, cuando todos los invitados se habían marchado; later I discovered that he had lied más tarde descubrí que había mentido; several whiskies later, I was rather the worse for wear después de varios whiskies, se me empezaban a notar los efectos; later than expected más tarde de lo esperado

he arrived later than expected

all essays should be handed in no later than Monday todos los trabajos deben entregarse el lunes a más tardar

only later solo más tarde

it was only later that I learned the truth no descubrí la verdad hasta más tarde; solo más tarde descubrí la verdad

Only later did they admit that they were in the wrong

later that day más tarde or posteriormente ese día

we left for Marrakesh later that day

later that morning/night más tarde or posteriormente esa mañana/esa noche

later that night I received an unexpected phone call later that afternoon/evening they boarded the train for Salamanca later that afternoon/evening later that afternoon she received a phone call from her father she met Barney for a drink later that evening

the results will be available later today los resultados se sabrán hoy mismo más tarde

see sooner

2

later on más tarde; más adelante

later on, they went for a walk I'll be seeing him later on we didn't go out until later on I didn't realise what I'd done until later on If interest rates go up and down, people only feel the effects later on Later on, I accompanied the police to the flat, where we found his body later on, Leslie's condition became more severe

we'll be dealing with this in more detail later on trataremos esto a fondo más tarde or más adelante; later on that day/night aquel día/aquella noche más tarde; later on in the play/film más adelante en la obra/película; later on in the morning/afternoon/evening más entrada la mañana/tarde/noche

Later on in the evening, the atmosphere was still very tense We'll have a better idea of what's happening a little bit later on in the morning

later on in life más adelante

Violence in childhood can cause psychological problems later on in life ...vaccinating children against a disease that they may acquire later on in life

adjective

[+chapter, version, work] posterior

I took a later flight/train tomé un avión/tren que salía más tarde

would you like a later appointment?

we plan to meet at a later date tenemos intención de reunirnos más adelante

in later life más adelante

This may cause psychological distress and illness in later life

at a later stage más adelante

negotiations will be held at a later stage he did not rule out at a later stage registered members being given a limited vote