and then
Next in sequence
And then is a sequence marker indicating what happens next in time or logic: We had dinner and then watched a movie.
It can express consequence: If you don't study, and then you fail, don't blame me.
In storytelling, and then chains events together, sometimes criticized as unsophisticated narration.
The phrase also appears in dismissive responses: And then what?
- nextImmediately following in sequence
- afterwardsAt a subsequent time
- subsequentlyOccurring after something else
- followingComing after another
- laterAt a subsequent time
so · fast forward · suddenly · plot twist · meanwhile · finally · one thing led to another · all of a sudden · continuing · proceeding · transition · sequence · narrative · storytelling · consequently · furthermore · moreover · thereupon
- story phrasesonce upon a time, happily ever after, the end, long ago, a long time ago
- interjectionsah, hey, aha, sheesh, oh
- listener responsesmm-hmm, uh-huh, yeah, yes, right
and thenpreviously
Before the present moment
beforehand · before · first · earlier · initially
and thenbut then
Introduces a reversal
however · nevertheless · yet · on the other hand · instead