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No later than vs. No later then
No later than
/noʊ ˈleɪtər ðæn/Examples:
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This word has no antonymsNo later then
/noʊ ˈleɪtər ðɛn/Examples:
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Ways to tell them apart:
- No later than is the correct phrase, typically used to refer to a deadline or a specific time.
- No later then is a common error because than and then are often mixed up due to their similar pronunciation.
- Remember: later than indicates a comparison in time; than compares, while then indicates a sequence of events.
- Think than for comparison: earlier than, later than, and then for sequence: first this, then that.
- In no later than, than shows the limit of time reached by a deadline, unlike then, which would indicate something subsequent.
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