Later periods of time; the future or subsequent ages that come after a particular event or era.
From Old English 'æfter' (after) combined with 'times' (periods). The compound emerged in Middle English to express the concept of future generations or ages yet to come.
Medieval writers used 'aftertimes' to speak prophetically about distant futures, creating a poetic way to discuss destiny before we had modern science to predict outcomes. It shows how people have always been fascinated by what comes next.
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