adverb. At a later or succeeding time.

adverb. At a later or succeeding time.

adverb. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

"But, as a rule, if she did or said the wrong thing, she became painfully conscious of the fact immediately afterwards -- indeed, it was generally _afterwards_ that she grasped the full meaning of most things."

before  beforehand  now  

afterward  

after  after a time  after a while  after all  after that