After a while
The crossword clue "After a while" is answered by LATER, a 5-letter entry. Used 25 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LATER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LATER answer page.
Used 25 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- LATERON (7 uses in xd)
- BYANDBY (2 uses in xd)
- NOTRIGHTNOW (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LATER
Every other clue in this collection answered by LATER, most used first.
- "See ya!" - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Not now - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Subsequently - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
- In a while - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Procrastinator's word - used 32 times, most recently in 2023
Related clues
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- Look after - SEETO, used 97 times
- Looks after - TENDS, used 87 times
- Book after Daniel - HOSEA, used 56 times
- Run after - CHASE, used 50 times
- Go after - CHASE, used 40 times
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