How to Say "Later On" in Spanish

más tarde

/ˌmas ˈtaɾde/

The Spanish phrase for "later on" is más tarde.

You can also use Dentro de un tiempo to mean "in some time".

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of más (more) and tarde (late).

While más tarde means "later on", it is often used interchangeably with luego (later/then) depending on the context of the sentence.

As an adverbial phrase, más tarde does not change its form based on the gender or number of the subject or object.

/ˌmas ˈtaɾde/

If you want to say "see you later", you can use Hasta luego.

In many Spanish-speaking cultures, saying más tarde when making a vague promise can be a polite way to avoid saying 'no' without being confrontational.
The Spanish word más is a distant relative of the English word 'master' through the Latin word magister.
The word tarde comes from the Latin tardē, which is the root for the English word 'tardy'.

Lo haré más tarde.
I'll do it later on.
Tatoeba #1956295 by Shishir, translation #240122 by CK
Si ahora estás ocupado, te llamaré de vuelta más tarde.
If you are tied up now, I'll call you back later on.
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Te explicaré el asunto más tarde.
I'll explain the matter to you later on.
Tatoeba #1566564 by nancy, translation #30503 by CK
Nos vemos más tarde
See you later on
Hablamos luego
We'll talk later on
Te llamo en un rato
I'll call you later on
Estudiaremos el informe posteriormente
We will study the report later on
Discutiremos esta cuestión más adelante
We will discuss this matter later on
Se enviará la documentación con posterioridad
The documentation will be sent later on

María and Alejandro are talking about their plans for the afternoon.

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