after a point and then vs after a point and later

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'After a point and then' is used when describing a sequence of events, where the second event happens immediately after the first. 'After a point and later' is used when there is a time gap between the two events.

Last updated: March 25, 2024

after a point and then

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when describing a sequence of events.

This phrase is used to indicate that one event follows another in quick succession, without a significant time gap between them.

Examples:

He finished his meal, after a point and then he left the restaurant.
She completed her homework, after a point and then she went to bed.

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The sitting will be suspended until voting time, since there would be little point in starting the next debate and then interrupting it after a quarter of an hour.
After a quarter of agony, my dad was at his breaking point, and then this happened.
You see, I give you a point and then you go run and tell Vernon that I tried to buy you off.
I'll charge you a point and a half.
We went to prove a point and we did.
Down a point and a half.
He has made a point and I will consider it.
He walks each street leading away from this point And then back again.
It reached a critical mass point and imploded and then disappeared from normal space.
They come to a certain point and then stop.
I would firstly like to make my key point and then we can discuss the wider issue.
And then, after a year of training, I felt ready.
And then I stopped after a while.
And then after a few years, I had to stop.
And then he stopped after a while.
There can be no plan. I just have to pick a point and cut.
I got 270 mil at 15 year paying out a point and a half above par.
You're provoking me to make a point and maybe that's your job, but I don't like it.
The company stock closed up a point and a half today.
He has a point and a minority of people in this Parliament agree with that.

Alternatives:

after a point and immediately
after a point and right after
after a point and straightaway
after a point and promptly
after a point and quickly

after a point and later

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when there is a time gap between two events.

This phrase is used to indicate that one event follows another with a noticeable time gap between them.

Examples:

He finished his work, after a point and later he went for a walk.
She completed her studies, after a point and later she started her career.

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I'll charge you a point and a half.
We went to prove a point and we did.
Down a point and a half.
He has made a point and I will consider it.
There can be no plan. I just have to pick a point and cut.
I got 270 mil at 15 year paying out a point and a half above par.
You're provoking me to make a point and maybe that's your job, but I don't like it.
The company stock closed up a point and a half today.
He has a point and a minority of people in this Parliament agree with that.
I am therefore grateful to President Prodi for adding this as a point and clearly emphasising it in the Commission's intergovernmental programme.
Look, it was an unfortunate choice of words, but he's got a point and it is his call.
I was going to say you may have a point and should be entrusted with s-slightly more responsibility.
That is one of the great strengths of the European Parliament: everybody can come, have a view, make a point and be listened to.
We made commitments in 1995; these commitments have been honoured up to a point and we shall be analysing them in full at the Beijing Conference.
It has a point and a purpose only if it is something different, if it preserves and cherishes its own historical and cultural identity.
Now inflation is at 4% and you are telling us you have increased the rates by a quarter of a point and that is it.
After a clean strike to the chest, stomach, or kidneys, I will separate you and award a point.
The son had been born with feeble nerves, and later returned even more perturbed after a long stay in Marseille, where he'd got involved with the underworld and had specialised in French boxing.
If there are evident differences between the Member States, MEPs insist that the Commission come forward with proposals for a points and credit system linked to the quality and contents of the education and professional training in the different Member States.
It's that there is no point and that there doesn't have to be a point.

Alternatives:

after a point and subsequently
after a point and afterward
after a point and eventually
after a point and afterwards
after a point and in the future

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after a point and then vs after a point and later