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a few days later vs after a few days

Both 'a few days later' and 'after a few days' are correct, commonly used English phrases. They express a similar meaning but may be used in slightly different contexts.

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Last updated: July 27, 2024 • 44276 views

a few days later

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate a specific number of days after a certain event or point in time.

Examples:

He arrived a few days later than expected.
We will discuss the results a few days later.

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Last updated: October 27, 2024

Nov 5, 2023 ... My girlfriend told me she was pregnant and a few days later she said she had an abortion, all as a joke. She destroyed my dreams to becoming a father and im ...
Nov 3, 2022 ... To be clear, I am not included in the To or BCC or CC lines, and it takes place a few days later. The exact email with no header indicating ...
Apr 3, 2018 ... "A few days later" synonym. I'm proofreading a short story (the Boy Who Cried Wolf). The author writes: "Another day, the boy was bored again ...
Apr 22, 2014 ... Easter daisies (a few days later)... Townsendia eximia on West Spanish Peak. This is the peak season for easter daisies--which are aptly ...
Dec 10, 2023 ... 'We Met in the Morning a Few Days Later and Talked for Five Hours'. Morning coffee in Brooklyn, a captive audience on the subway and more ...
Mar 28, 2017 ... A few days later, we had to leave Japan, which was the saddest part. gives me the sense of an itinerary. An example might be: We arrived in ...
Feb 24, 2021 ... A-Z claims removed by customer but granted a few days later by Amazon.. Recently due to some non delivery caused by Brexit and cross border ...
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Mar 18, 2020 ... They are the same. Both are correct actually. In modern usage, you often hear people using "a few days later" at the beginning of a ...
Aug 3, 2024 ... Downloaded Security Prices are incorrect, but corrected a few days later. donotemailhere989 Quicken Windows Subscription ...

Alternatives:

several days later
a couple of days later
a few days afterward
a few days after

after a few days

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate the passage of time after a few days have passed.

Examples:

We will meet after a few days.
The package arrived after a few days.

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Last updated: October 27, 2024

Jun 5, 2018 ... He stopped trying after a few days. There is a subtle difference between the two. The former emphasises the time period (how long he did keep ...
Jan 15, 2022 ... Vyvanse stopped working after a few days. Anyone else? ... I posted about starting on Concerta, but couldn't keep my eyes open. Then I got ...
Sep 26, 2011 ... I am having a problem with my Database Connection Faulting after a few days of running Ignition. The system is barely even being used as it is still in the ...
May 18, 2019 ... My aim sucks after a few days not playing. Discussion. Basically i was playing a lot a few weeks ago and i was always carrying the team, then ...
Nov 27, 2023 ... Wyze Doorbell Cam v2 disconnects and stops working after a few days without a factory reset · Cameras · video-doorbell-v2, android · justifun ...
Jan 1, 2022 ... Umbrel freezes after a few days ... :grinning: . i have installed my node a few weeks ago but i get my node to freeze regularly (3 times). i didn' ...
Apr 19, 2021 ... Layout breaks after a few days ... Hello,. used notepad++ for years, but suddenly, the layout broke completely. Removed all plugins, still broken.
Jul 11, 2021 ... Hi, I have the citect interface (warm failover, interfaces running on two different citect servers) that loses string tags after a few days of ...
Jan 15, 2024 ... As the topic states my unraid server becomes unresponsive after a few days and I do not know what is causing it to crash.
Oct 31, 2020 ... iDrac Unresponsive after a few days. Hi all,. First post on here, so apologies if it is in the wrong category etc. I am having a few issues ...

Alternatives:

following a few days
subsequent to a few days
in a few days' time
a few days afterward

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