He called me after sometime vs He called me later

Both phrases are correct, but "he called me later" is more commonly used and considered more natural in English. The phrase "he called me after sometime" is grammatically correct but less common.

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He called me after sometime

The phrase is grammatically correct but less common in English.

This phrase means that someone called you after a period of time has passed. It is correct but not as commonly used as the alternative.

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He - he called me after I got out.
He - he called me after I got out.
He called me his father confessor.
He called me yesterday morning and I haven't heard from him since.
I came to see you because he called me.
He called me J.L., which are my initials.
He called me every day while he was gone.
He called me last week, first time in years.
He called me at the airport.
And he called me "Roger".
He called me when he found the body.
About an hour ago, he called me.
And he called me Clarissa Dalloway earlier.
He called me at the precinct.
Since he called me the other night.
He called me, begging for my help.
He called me this afternoon 'cause he thought I was feeling down.
I built the contractor an automated conveyance system and he called me Sugar.
No, he called me, actually.
This morning he called me his girlfriend's father.

Alternatives:

he called me later

He called me later

This phrase is commonly used and considered more natural in English.

This phrase means that someone called you at a subsequent time. It is a common and natural way to express this idea.

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A few days later he called again, more calm.
He called to say that he'd see me later.
A couple days later she called me.
She called me months later, after you broke it off.
Then an hour later, called me and said,
And so he started writing a series of papers later became called, I guess, the Macintosh Papers.
He called me his father confessor.
You might be called later if there's an investigation.
They mostly asked me what I'd done while I'd been here, and then they called me back in later to tell me that they're keeping me on.
He said she contacted him three weeks ago to set up an appointment to make an addendum, and then she called a few days later and canceled.
He called me yesterday morning and I haven't heard from him since.
I came to see you because he called me.
He called me J.L., which are my initials.
He called me every day while he was gone.
He called me last week, first time in years.
He called me at the airport.
And he called me "Roger".
He called me when he found the body.
About an hour ago, he called me.
And he called me Clarissa Dalloway earlier.

Alternatives:

he called me after a while
he called me eventually
he called me subsequently
he called me at a later time

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He called me after sometime vs He called me later