adverb
following in time :at a later time
preposition
at a time following (something or someone) :later than (something or someone)
b US - used to describe a time following a specified hour
following and because of (something)
following and in spite of (something)
following (something or someone) in order or in a series
The phrase after you is used as a polite way of saying that someone should go ahead of you or do something before you do it.
In British English, you can say after you with something to ask the person who is using something to let you use it next.
b - used in phrases to describe something that happens many times or for a long period of time
trying to catch or get (something or someone)
If people are after you to do something, they want you to do it and they tell you to do it repeatedly.
following the actions or departure of (someone)
with the name of (someone or something)
in the manner of (someone or something)
in a lower or less important position than (something)
about or concerning (someone or something)
after all
in spite of what was said :even though the opposite was expected
used to emphasize something that needs to be considered
conjunction
later than the time that :later than when
adjective
always used before a noun
old-fashioned + literary :later in time
US