After that
Forward and after that are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Forward" instead an adverb phrase "After that".
Forward
Forward adverb - Toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time.
After that and forward are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "After that" instead an adverb "Forward".
Both terms in one sentence
- More people (a few of whom were underage) came forward shortly after that with their own horror stories.
Source: Role Ending Misdemeanor -
After that scene it flashes forward an estimated few days to weeks where he ends up losing in the quarter-finals.
Source: Anime / Yu-Gi-Oh! -
After the credits, however, it skips forward again twelve years after that, where Roy is in space, having finally grown tired of waiting and decided to find her himself.
Source: Anime / SoltyRei
Cite this Source
Forward and After that. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/after_that/forward
After that & Forward. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/after_that/forward>.
Forward or After that. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/after_that/forward.
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