third or later vs third and later

Both "third or later" and "third and later" are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. "Third or later" implies that the third item or later items are included, while "third and later" implies that only items after the third are included.

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third or later

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to the third item and any subsequent items. It implies that the third item is included in the group.

Examples:

Please select the third or later option.
You can choose the third or later dates for the meeting.

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If they do occur after the second injection, they will usually be milder and will usually go away completely after the third or later injection.
- a third EEAP not later than 30 June 2014.
That is why Mr Bertens appears on the list of speakers a second time, and indeed, he will be taking the floor for a third time later on.
However, given the overall deteriorating situation, the EU has decided to co-sponsor the Canadian resolution on the human rights situation in Iran in the UN Third Committee later this month.
INCRELEX treatment was discontinued in the third subject and resumed later at a lower dose without recurrence.
Three days later a third immigrant from south of the Sahara died in mysterious circumstances after trying to climb over the fence which surrounds Melilla.
Mr President, the second of the programmes tonight and the third one later on show the special interest of the European Parliament in supporting areas where we believe that kind of new momentum is to be addressed for the future of Europe.
CSDs should also take all reasonable steps to ensure that transfers of securities and cash are legally enforceable and binding on third parties no later than at the end of the business day of the actual settlement date.
The recipient must declare that the sub-systems or components subject to that transfer licence are integrated into its own products in such a way that prevents them to be transferred or even exported to a third country at a later stage as such.
This will be the subject of a second publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities by no later than 31 January of each year and of a third publication by no later than 31 May of each year.
Everything eventually change sooner or later.
This had to be sooner or later.
Sooner or later, everybody gets theirs.
Sooner or later, everybody comes to Miami.
Sooner or later we find the car.
Everyone is - sooner or later.
And sooner or later, that ship will be mine.
And that sooner or later to the bar.
Sooner or later, everybody knows everything.
Otherwise sooner or later we would have failed.

Alternatives:

third and later
third or beyond
third and beyond
third or after
third and after

third and later

This phrase is correct but less commonly used than "third or later."

This phrase is used when referring to items starting from the fourth position onwards. It implies that the third item is not included in the group.