aftertime

[ af-ter-tahym, ahf- ]

noun

1. future time.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aftertime¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; after + time

Example Sentences

"The fon is the custodian of all land in Mankon. He is the very source of our cultural spring. He is the fountain of our spirituality. He is the bridge between the yesteryears, the here and now and the aftertime," says barrister Joseph Fru Awah, a Mankon notable.

From BBC

Fraternal initiations and their equivalents in the aftertime.

From Project Gutenberg

Here also, in aftertime, the final interview between Florence and Edith took place.

From Project Gutenberg

One age moves onward, and the next builds up Cities and gorgeous palaces, where stood The rude log huts of those who tamed the wild, Rearing from out the forests they had felled The goodly framework of a fairer state; The builder's trowel and the settler's axe Are seldom wielded by the selfsame hand; Ours is the harder task, yet not the less Shall we receive the blessing for our toil From the choice spirits of the aftertime.

From Project Gutenberg

I even do more, at this hour; I ask myself, while his appearance and my personal feeling about it live for me again, what possible aftertime could have kept up the pitch of my sentiment—aftertime either of his or of mine.

From Project Gutenberg

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