Adverbs of Relative Time

later

Adverb

/leɪ.tər/ or /lei.tēr/

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at a time following the current or mentioned moment, without specifying exactly when

before

Adverb

/bɪ.fɔ:r/ or /bi.fawr/

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at an earlier point in time

soon

Adverb

/su:n/ or /soon/

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in a short time from now

lately

Adverb

/leɪt.li/ or /leit.li/

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in the recent period of time

of late

Adverb

/ʌv lˈeɪt/

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in the recent period of time

early on

Adverb

/ˈɜːli ˈɑːn/

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at the beginning or in the initial stages of a process, event, or period

in time

Adverb

/ɪn tˈaɪm/

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without being late or delayed

on time

Adverb

/ˌɑn ˈtaɪm/

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Collocation

exactly at the specified time, neither late nor early

ahead of time

phrase

/əˈhɛd əv ˈtaɪm/

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before the scheduled or expected time

thereafter

Adverb

/ðɛr.æf.tər/ or /dher.āf.tēr/

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Formal

from a particular time onward

posthumously

Adverb

/pɑs.ʧʊ.məs.li/ or /paas.choo.mēs.li/

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after the death of the person to whom something is related

as yet

Adverb

/æz jˈɛt/

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Collocation

up to the present time

untimely

Adverb

/ʌn.taɪm.li/ or /an.taim.li/

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at a time that is unsuitable or disrupts the expected course of events