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af‧ter‧wards S2 W3
also afterward
also afterward
Afterwards, I was asked to write a book. ➔ see usage note after1WORD CHOICE: WORD CHOICE: 
after, in, afterwardsafter is usually used as a preposition (followed by a noun) • I'll do it after lunch. • Please call after 9.30.after followed by a time period is more often used to talk about past events • After a few minutes he stopped.in followed by a time period is more often used to talk about future events • He'll be here in a few minutes.after can be used as an adverb, but only following another time adverb such as soon, not long, or shortly • Tim came in at midnight, and Lucy not long after.afterwards can be used instead, and can also be used as an adverb on its own • His parents came shortly afterwards. • You can meet the actors afterwards (NOT after). ➔ See also after
WORD CHOICE: after, in, afterwardsafter is usually used as a preposition (followed by a noun) • I'll do it after lunch. • Please call after 9.30.after followed by a time period is more often used to talk about past events • After a few minutes he stopped.in followed by a time period is more often used to talk about future events • He'll be here in a few minutes.after can be used as an adverb, but only following another time adverb such as soon, not long, or shortly • Tim came in at midnight, and Lucy not long after.afterwards can be used instead, and can also be used as an adverb on its own • His parents came shortly afterwards. • You can meet the actors afterwards (NOT after). ➔ See also after
