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onwards

adv. time
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɑnwɝdz// UK //ˈɒnwədz// on·wards

adv. continuing from a specific time or place into the future or further ahead. You use it to show that something starts at a point and keeps going.

adv. moving or continuing forward in time or space from a specified starting point. Often used in the phrase 'from... onwards' to indicate a continuous period.


SIMPLE

The museum is open from 9 a.m. onwards.

CONTEXTUAL

From the second week of the course onwards, students are expected to lead their own research discussions.

COMPLEX

The policy changes implemented in the late nineties onwards fundamentally restructured how the local government allocated resources to rural infrastructure projects.

Synonyms
Origin

From on + -wards.

Usage

Typically placed at the end of a time or place phrase. Often follows the preposition 'from'.

Pitfall

onwards from 2010from 2010 onwardsThe word 'onwards' usually follows the time expression it modifies rather than preceding it.

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