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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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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.
  • 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 ...
  • Oct 3, 2024 ... We landed in the same FroCo group. A few days later, the same FOCUS group. As I dragged myself up to the fifth floor of Vandy and witnessed ...
  • 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.
  • 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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