Afterward
Afterward adverb - Following in time or place.
Over time and afterward are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Over time" instead an adverb "Afterward".
Nearby Word: afterwards
Over time
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- later and afterward
- later and over time
- infra and afterward
- infra and over time
- subsequently and afterward
- subsequently and over time
- after and afterward
- after and over time
- behind and afterward
- behind and over time
- next and afterward
- next and over time
- after a while and afterward
- after a while and over time
Both terms in one sentence
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The value starts at $2,000,000 and counts down over time, so Reubens would take as long as possible to ask the question, getting distracted by some other event, often prolonging it afterward by stumbling over his words or coughing.
Source: Video Game / You Don't Know Jack
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