subsequent
adj.adj. happening or coming after something else in a sequence. You use it to describe the next thing that occurs in a series of events.
adj. following in time, order, or place; succeeding a previous event or item. Often used in formal or academic contexts to establish a chronological sequence.
The first meeting was short, but subsequent ones lasted hours.
The initial earthquake was small, but subsequent aftershocks caused significant damage to the older buildings.
While the primary volcanic eruption was brief, the subsequent layers of ash and sediment provided geologists with a detailed record of the region's climatic shifts over several centuries.
Borrowed from Middle French subséquent, from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle of subsequor (“to follow, to succeed”).
Typically placed before the noun it modifies. Frequently paired with 'to' when used as a post-modifier ('subsequent to the event').