Synonyms and antonyms of To happen after something else in British Thesaurus

follow (verb)

to happen or come after something else

ensue (verb)

to happen after something else, often as a result of it

alternate (verb)

if one thing alternates with another, they happen or come one after another, in a regular pattern that keeps being repeated

(hard/hot/close) on the heels of ()

happening soon after another event

...only to do something ()

used for saying that what happens next is disappointing or unpleasant

follow (hard) on the heels of something ()

to happen very soon after something else

afterthought (noun)

something that happens or is done later than something else

follow on from ()

to happen after something, and often as the next part or stage of it

postdate (verb)

formal to happen or exist later in history than another event or person