# aftertime

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɑːf.tə.taɪm/

## Definitions
1. A later time; the future.
2. 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.

## Etymology
From after- + time.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aftertime