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next
happening or coming immediately after another one:
• When does the next train to London leave? • I’ll see you next Saturday.
following
happening or coming immediately after something – used about periods of time, or parts of a piece of writing:
• We met the following day. • The following weeks passed quickly. • the following pages of the book
subsequent
formal happening or coming at some time after something else:
• the subsequent success of the film • This will be explained in more detail in subsequent chapters. • This figure is expected to rise steeply in subsequent years.
succeeding
coming after someone or something else – used about a series of groups of people, periods of time, or parts of a book:
• succeeding generations • Succeeding governments have made the same mistake. • During the succeeding weeks he wrote several more letters.
coming
happening soon:
• The information will be mailed to members during the coming weeks. • The villagers are storing up wood for the coming winter.
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