is followed by vs will be followed by

Both "is followed by" and "will be followed by" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Is followed by" is used to describe a sequence or order that is currently happening or has already happened, while "will be followed by" is used to talk about a future sequence or order.

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is followed by

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe a sequence or order that is currently happening or has already happened.

Use "is followed by" when you want to indicate the order of events that is currently taking place or has already taken place.

Examples:

The first chapter is followed by the second chapter.
The main course is followed by dessert.
The meeting is followed by a networking session.

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On both occasions, the presentation is followed by a discussion with the Committee.
Participation in such exercises is followed by an internal evaluation of the plan and adjustments implemented subsequently.
Each principle is followed by an elaboration with the following sections:
This is followed by a text panel, it's designed in scroll form, in which I construct the narrative at stake.
The process is very quick and is followed by placing the dough into a mould to give it the distinct shape of ravioles.
And Albemarle is followed by Brandywine.
This is followed by a recovery in GDP growth to 2 % in 2010/2011 and to 3 % per annum from 2011/2012 onwards.
The scouring, performed in combination with a dust aspirator, is followed by a colour sorting before milling.
Finally, the Commission found that the practice to indirectly intervene in the market through export restraints is followed by a number of governments worldwide.
And the menace of war is followed by a raft of social, environmental, geopolitical, technological, and economic risks and trends.
That risk assessment provides scientific advice to inform the decision-making process and is followed by a risk management decision.
The absorption of buprenorphine is followed by a rapid distribution phase (distribution half-life of 2 to 5 hours).
This is followed by successive rinsing using 75 ml toluene and 50 ml methanol;
So I believe these were very important activities and I very much hope that after today's meeting in Parliament - because it is followed by both sides - there will be additional encouragement to resolve the issue.
Divorce is always a traumatic experience for a child, as it is for adults too, and if it is followed by litigation that lasts for years it can become absolutely intolerable.
Section 3.1 presents the background on fiscal policy, and is followed by assessments of monetary policy (Section 3.2) and the macroeconomic policy mix (Section 3.3).
For food categories where in sub-column B the cross is followed by ( ) the testing in food simulant B can be omitted if the food has a pH of more than 4.5.
Busilvex treatment is followed by treatment with another medicine (cyclophosphamide in adults, and cyclophosphamide or melphalan in children).
The information concerning the Commission's activities and an assessment of the latest economic developments in the Member States and the Union is followed by a discussion, which permits an exhaustive exchange of views between the Commissioner and the ECON Members.
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Alternatives:

is succeeded by
comes after
is next in line after
is subsequent to
is subsequent to

will be followed by

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to talk about a future sequence or order.

Use "will be followed by" when you want to indicate the order of events that will happen in the future.