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after vs After Days

Both 'after' and 'after days' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'After' is used to indicate a time period following an event, while 'after days' is used to specify a longer period of time. The choice between the two depends on the specific time frame you want to convey.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 1041 views

after

The word 'after' is a common preposition used to indicate a time period following an event.

Use 'after' when you want to indicate a time period following an event. For example, 'I will call you after the meeting.'

Examples:

I will see you after the movie.
She always eats dessert after dinner.
He arrived after the party ended.
The store closes after 9 p.m.
They left after the concert.

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Mazdakism almost disappeared after the massacre.
Furnace for drying aluminium batteries after sealing-test.
Cummings recruited me after I started working here.
Like Lance Armstrong after a three-day drunk.
Working after school as a burnt-potato-chip picker.
We met on Carondelet Street after your election.
Not after what happened with Steve.
We wiped your processors after refining your programming.
Resigned shortly after his slayer was...
Our people suffered greatly after the war.
I met your dad after the Americans left.
Dream after dream after dream after dream.
Not after breakfast Not after C.S.I.
Especially now, after... after Jenny.
Peter hanged himself after Valerie's - after Miss Jessel's accident.
I like not feeling pressure after training, after the games.
The three vandals were released soon after their arrest after paying 330,000 pesos each.
The study said protective immunity after vaccination wanes after 4-12 years.
Immediately after application and 4 weeks after twice-daily application.
It is currently classified after Novaku Djokovicu and after Raphael Nadalu.

Alternatives:

following
subsequent to
later than
post
in the wake of

After Days

'After days' is also correct and is used to specify a longer period of time.

Use 'after days' when you want to specify a time frame that is longer than just immediately following an event. For example, 'The package arrived after days of waiting.'

Examples:

He finally called after days of silence.
The sun came out after days of rain.
She felt better after days of rest.
The decision was made after days of deliberation.
They found the missing keys after days of searching.

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After days of killing and conquering, Cthulhu is at rest.
After days of toil, ships decided to return to base.
Back in March a number of children started having convulsions, dying after days of suffering.
After days of labour, the women are left with a torn bladder or intestine or both, leaving them unable to control bodily functions.
After days on the road... now there's a sight I didn't think I'd see again.
So after days of Eddie turning up, doing stuff for me, he finally became useful.
And when they're done, after days or weeks of work, they wipe it all away.
After days of speculation "Rapport" can now reveal that the Pirate Party takes over the responsibility for the security of WikiLeaks' servers.
After days and nights of incredible labor and fatigue, I succeeded in discovering the cause of generation and life.
And after days at sea, I found my savior.
Even after days like today, when you would think everything would be put in perspective...
So we can't accept any returns after days, unless you purchased an in-store extended warranty.
After days of negotiations, the high-level phase of the talks began with the environment ministers and negotiators from 193 countries on Tuesday.
After days of labour, the women are left with a torn bladder or intestine or both, leaving them unable to control bodily functions.
After days of impassioned debate at the committee level, Parliament as a whole has now agreed on some decoupling of aid, although they say the percentage should be more flexible and the Member States should have a degree of freedom in how to implement the reform.
I'm writing to you from my prison cell in Florence after days in solitary.
"After days and nights of unconsciousness..."...
After days of fruitless searching, would this road lead the team to Colin McKenzie's lost city?

Alternatives:

following several days
after a long time
following a period of days
after a number of days
after a few days

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