subsequently

[ suhb-si-kwuhnt-lee ]

adverb

1. later in time; afterward:

   Many immigrants fear that they are going to be detained and subsequently deported.

2. in a following or succeeding part of something:

   The paper begins with a reflection on the major long-term trends and subsequently identifies a number of major priorities.

Word History and Origins

Origin of subsequently¹

subsequent ( def ) + -ly ( def )

Example Sentences

The offices were firebombed in 2011; no one was hurt but a permanent police car was subsequently stationed outside.

From The Daily Beast

He subsequently asked a reporter to accompany him as he dared to share his story with the police for the first time.

From The Daily Beast

Zubaydah and two other detainees were subsequently waterboarded, and subjected to other methods including sleep deprivation.

From The Daily Beast

After charging at the officer, the teen was sadly but subsequently killed by the officer who feared for his life.

From The Daily Beast

However, he asked her to give up her career as a political journalist—she subsequently became a book critic.

From The Daily Beast

He was in early life a shipcarpenter, and subsequently American consul at Antwerp.

From Project Gutenberg

Modification in its terms growing in part out of these new conditions will subsequently be required from time to time.

From Project Gutenberg

In this traffic he made money so fast that he opened an office, and subsequently a store of his own, in the Escolta.

From Project Gutenberg

Cavaill-Coll subsequently utilized slightly increased pressures for the trebles of his flue stops as well as for his larger reeds.

From Project Gutenberg

He subsequently served as Churchwarden and was active in many other Church offices.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• afterwards
• finally
• later