Wait, what?

Like prepositions, adverb and adverbial phrase use may differ from language to language.

I’ll talk to you after.

After what?

After is an adverb but not in the sentence above. In this sentence, after is a conjunction and requires subsequent information defining when.

I’ll talk to you after I get out of the meeting.

I’ll do it after work.

We’ll see them after the show.?

Later is an adverb. It means some time subsequent to a given time. It needs no additional information.?

I’ll talk to you later.

Later is indeterminate. It’s not defined.

I’ll talk to you later.

Then there is afterward/afterwards.

Afterward is an adverb and functions as later does; though with afterward, a specific timeline is understood.

I have to go to a meeting right now. I’ll talk to you afterward.

If this is the meaning you hope to convey, use afterward.?

I’ll talk to you afterward.

I’ll talk to you after - is not a complete thought.

If you can’t do something now and want to express that you’ll do it in the future, use later.

Later is indeterminate.

I’ll talk to you later.

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