sooner or later
idiom迟早，总有一天
Sooner or later, you'll have to face the truth.
迟早你得面对真相。
之后；后来；较晚
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之后；后来；较晚
Afterward in time; at a time following something else.
I will finish my homework later.
我以后会完成我的作业。
常与 than 连用，表示“比……晚”。
后来；以后(与 than 连用表示比较另一时间)
Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
在将来某个未指明的时间
At some unspecified time in the future.
We had dinner, and later we watched a movie.
我们吃了晚饭，后来看了一部电影。
She arrived later than expected.
她比预期来得更晚。
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迟早，总有一天
Sooner or later, you'll have to face the truth.
迟早你得面对真相。
后来，以后
We can discuss the details later on.
我们以后再讨论细节。
回头见，再见
I have to go now — see you later!
我现在得走了——回头见！
回头见，短吻鳄！
Popular farewell catchphrase from the 1956 song 'See You Later, Alligator' by Bill Haley & His Comets.
来自比尔·哈利与彗星合唱团1956年歌曲《See You Later, Alligator》的流行告别语。
回头见，太空牛仔。
Spike Spiegel's iconic goodbye in the anime 'Cowboy Bebop'.
动画《星际牛仔》中斯派克·斯皮格尔的标志性告别语。
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late 是“迟”，加上 r 就像时间往后挪一步，所以 later 是“后来/以后”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话与叙述、时间比较（与 than 连用）、约定将来某个未定时间 “later”作副词表示“后来、以后”或“将来的某个未定时间”，通常属于中性语域：在日常口语和一般书面语中都很自然，多用于叙述先后、时间比较或安排将来事项。
是 late 的比较级，常指未来的某个时间。
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