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Then vs. Thereafter — What's the Difference?

Then vs. Thereafter — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Then and Thereafter

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Then

At that time; at the time in question
He accepted a peerage from the then Prime Minister, Edward Heath
Phoebe by then was exhausted
I was living in Cairo then

Thereafter

From a specified time onward; from then on.

Then

After that; next; afterwards
She won the first and then the second game

Thereafter

After that, from then on; thenceforth.
He left; thereafter we never met again.

Then

In that case; therefore
If you do what I tell you, then there's nothing to worry about
Well, that's okay then
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Thereafter

After that; afterward.

Then

At that time
I was still in school then. Come at noon.
I'll be ready then.

Thereafter

According to that; accordingly.
I deny not but that it is of greatest concernment in the church and commonwealth to have a vigilant eye how books demean themselves as well as men; and thereafter to confine, imprison, and do sharpest justice on them as malefactors.

Then

Next in time, space, or order; immediately afterward
Watched the late movie and then went to bed.

Thereafter

Of that sort.

Then

In addition; moreover; besides
It costs $20, and then there's the sales tax to pay.

Thereafter

From that time on;
Thereafter he never called again

Then

Used after but to qualify or balance a preceding statement
The star was nervous, but then who isn't on the first night of a new play.

Then

In that case; accordingly
If traffic is heavy, then allow extra time.

Then

As a consequence; therefore
The case, then, is closed.

Then

Usage Problem And after that
I showered, then combed my hair.

Then

That time or moment
The bus leaves at four.
Until then let's walk.

Then

Being so at that time
The then chairman of the board.

Then

(temporal location) At that time.
He was happy then.

Then

(temporal location) Soon afterward.
He fixed it, then left.
Turn left, then right, then right again, then keep going until you reach the service station.

Then

(sequence) Next in order of place.
There are three green ones, then a blue one.

Then

In addition; also; besides.

Then

(conjunctive) In that case.
If it’s locked, then we’ll need the key.
Is it 12 o'clock already? Then it's time for me to leave.
You don't like potatoes? What do you want me to cook, then?

Then

(sequence) At the same time; on the other hand.
That’s a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one.

Then

Used to contradict an assertion.

Then

Being so at that time.

Then

That time
It will be finished before then.

Then

Obsolete spelling of than

Then

Misspelling of than

Then

At that time (referring to a time specified, either past or future).
And the Canaanite was then in the land.
Now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

Then

Soon afterward, or immediately; next; afterward.
First be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Then

At another time; later; again.
One while the master is not aware of what is done, and then in other cases it may fall out to be own act.
But that opinion, I trust, by then this following argument hath been well read, will be left for one of the mysteries of an indulgent Antichrist.

Then

Than.

Then

In that case; in consequence; as a consequence; therefore; for this reason.
If all this be so, then man has a natural freedom.
Now, then, be all thy weighty cares away.

Then

That time; that moment;
We will arrive before then
We were friends from then on

Then

At a specific prior time;
The then president

Then

Subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors);
Then he left
Go left first, then right
First came lightning, then thunder
We watched the late movie and then went to bed
And so home and to bed

Then

In that case or as a consequence;
If he didn't take it, then who did?
Keep it then if you want to
The case, then, is closed
You've made up your mind then?
Then you'll be rich

Then

At that time;
I was young then
Prices were lower back then
Science as it was then taught

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