Aftertime

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /ˈɑːf.tə.taɪm/

Definitions

1. The duration that comes after a significant event, often distinguished by the resulting transformations and developments that emerge from it
2. A phase occurring post an important occurrence, typically defined by the effects and modifications that take place as a result
3. A period that follows a notable event, characterized by the changes and consequences that arise from that experience

Etymology: "Aftertime" is a plain compound: "after-" (from Old English "æfter," meaning behind or following in time or place) joined to "time." Together they name a period that follows some significant event, with the event itself left unnamed. Because the compound carries no further history of its own, its meaning rests almost entirely on the two parts combining, so a reader can usually work out the sense from the components alone.

Synonyms: future, subsequent time

Antonyms: past