The Clue
Following that (4 letter answer)
The Answer
THEN
Tags
Notes
The answer THEN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
Related Clues
After that
Besides
Consequently
Following
At the moment
Next
In the past
At that point
"And so?"
And so
Subsequently
Therefore
At that time
At the time
"That was ___ ..."
Bygone era
Not now
Now and ___ (occasionally)
Now partner
Now's antithesis
Now's partner
Partner of there
Story connector
Storyteller's link
Transitional word
Next in order of place
"And ___ there were none"
"Till ___," 1944 song
"What happened next..."
"___ I'll Be Happy," 1925 song
Definition
THEN as a noun:
1. that time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on"
THEN as an adjective:
1. at a specific prior time; "the then president"
THEN as an adverb:
1. (then, so, and so, and then) = subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed"
2. in that case or as a consequence; "if he didn't take it, then who did?"; "keep it then if you want to"; "the case, then, is closed"; "you've made up your mind then?"; "then you'll be rich"
3. at that time; "I was young then"; "prices were lower back then"; "science as it was then taught"