Later
Later adverb - Following in time or place.
Right now
Right now adverb - At the present time.
Later is an antonym for right now in topics: immediately, presently, at once, for a short time, at the present.
Both terms in one sentence
- While that's bound to change in later chapters, right now Commander-117 and his friends come off as Boring Invincible Heroes.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Halo - Gaius passes it off as he says that he's not hungry right now, so Henry gives it to him to eat later-and he wants the details on how much Gaius liked it.
Source: Funny / Fire Emblem Awakening - Even more so in the page 46:Something tells me that this is somehow critically important information we may need later on, and that she should really be taking notes right now.
Source: Webcomic / Moody Mark Crusaders
Cite this Source
Right now and Later. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/later/right_now
Later & Right now. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/later/right_now>.
Right now or Later. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/later/right_now.
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