Later
Later adverb - Following in time or place.
Out of the blue and later are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Out of the blue" instead an adverb "Later".
Out of the blue
Out of the blue adverb - In a way that was not expected.
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Synonyms for Out of the blue
Later and out of the blue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Later" instead an adverb phrase "Out of the blue".
Both terms in one sentence
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In Chapter 51, Reika breaks up with Eiji out of the blue because of a pregnancy scare, and later claims she assumes he'll resent her should she ever get pregnant.
Source: Webcomic / Red String - About three hundred strips later, she appears out of the blue seeking vengeance on Vaarsuvius.
Source: Cerebus Retcon - Except it turned out it wasn't a joke, as Action Doom 2 was suprisingly released out of the blue two years later.
Source: April Fools' Day
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