subsequently
/ˈsʌbsɪkwəntli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsʌbsɪkwəntli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsəb-si-ˌkwent-lē -kwənt-/ (ame, mw)
subsequently — adverb
1. at a point in time that comes after an earlier event or situation, often used to
at a point in time that comes after an earlier event or situation, often used to show the order in which things happen
Ziad missed the deadline and subsequently lost the contract.
adverb before verb; formal sequence connector
The manager approved the budget; subsequently, the team began hiring new staff.
sentence-initial position after semicolon
Rin forgot to back up the files and subsequently could not recover the data.
The company was sold in 2021 and subsequently renamed to reflect its new owners.
Ayesha failed the driving test twice but subsequently passed with high marks.
- later
more common in everyday speech; neutral register
- afterwards
similar meaning but slightly less formal; more common in British English
- thereafter
more formal; typical of legal, official, or historical writing
- previously
refers to a time before a reference event
- beforehand
implies an action done in preparation before an event
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Common in formal or academic writing rather than everyday conversation. It typically appears at the beginning of a clause or directly before the verb it modifies. In casual speech, 'later' or 'after that' is more natural.