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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