Two years later, they moved to a new city.
X years later
idiomYou use this to show that a certain amount of time has passed since the last event you mentioned. For example, 'two years later' means two years after that thing happened.
She left her job to travel the world, and five years later, she finally returned home to start a bakery.
Ten years later, the small town had transformed into a bustling city, yet the old oak tree remained exactly where it had always stood.
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