ensuing

[en-soo-ing]

adjective

1. occurring after something else; subsequent or following.

   You can watch the full lecture and the ensuing discussion on our YouTube channel.

   Over the ensuing millennia, further eruptions continued to shape and give rise to the mountain.

Other Word Forms

• ensuingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of ensuing¹

ensu(e) ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Over the ensuing five years, her output was prodigious.

From BBC

In the ensuing firefight, five clansmen were killed, local sources say.

From Los Angeles Times

Gray cooperated with Nixon to stymie the FBI’s investigation of the 1972 Watergate break-in and the ensuing cover-up.

From Salon

He pitched only one inning in his first two outings, two innings in the pair after that, and continued a slow, gradual buildup over the ensuing weeks.

From Los Angeles Times

Isaac Guerendo appeared to fumble on the ensuing kickoff, but officials ruled that he had been stopped before he lost the ball.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• coming 
• consequent 
• subsequent