aftertime

== English == === Alternative forms === after-time === Etymology === From after- +‎ time. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɑːf.tə.taɪm/ === Noun === aftertime (plural aftertimes) A later time; the future. (music) The process in which a harmony singer or background singer repeats a line or a series of words in a song separately after the lead singer rather than singing it in unison with the lead singer; prominent in country music and Southern gospel. ==== Usage notes ==== Often used as in the aftertime. ==== Synonyms ==== hereafter; see also Thesaurus:the future ==== Antonyms ==== foretime; see also Thesaurus:the past ==== Translations ====