followups
Subsequent check-in messages
Followups are actions, communications, or appointments that come after an initial event to check progress, gather additional information, or continue a process.
A doctor schedules a followup to see how treatment is working; a salesperson sends a followup email after a meeting.
The word functions as both noun and adjective: I have two followups this afternoon, a followup question.
Also spelled as two words or hyphenated.
Continuation of prior work
- installmentPeriodic partial payment
- continuationAct of proceeding further
- spinoffDerived work from original
- franchiseLicensed business operation
Scheduled time for something
- visitTrip to see another
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- examFormal knowledge assessment
screening · bloodwork · imaging · referral · prognosis · monitoring · aftercare · post-op
Verbal or written answer
- feedbackReturned response data
- answerSolution to query
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- reactionResponse to stimulus
clarification · explanation · update · check-in · correspondence · communication · outreach · callback
Aids against forgetting
- to-dosPending action items
- pendingAwaiting resolution or decision
- outstandingExceptionally good or unpaid
- trackingMonitoring location over time
Results following an event
- repercussionsIndirect results of actions
- ramificationsResulting effects or outcomes
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- implicationsSuggested but unspoken meanings
outcomes · effects · impact · aftereffects · reverberations · spillover · blowback · upshot
sequel
Continuation of prior work
- installmentPeriodic partial payment
- continuationAct of proceeding further
- spinoffDerived work from original
appointment
Scheduled time for something
- visitTrip to see another
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
exam · screening · bloodwork · imaging · referral · prognosis · monitoring · aftercare · post-op · specialist
reply
Verbal or written answer
- feedbackReturned response data
- answerSolution to query
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
reaction · clarification · explanation · update · check-in · correspondence · communication · outreach · callback · debrief
reminders
Aids against forgetting
- to-dosPending action items
- pendingAwaiting resolution or decision
- outstandingExceptionally good or unpaid
aftermath
Results following an event
- repercussionsIndirect results of actions
- ramificationsResulting effects or outcomes
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
implications · outcomes · effects · impact · aftereffects · reverberations · spillover · blowback · upshot · corollary
followupsintroductions
Initial formal presentations
cold calls · openers · first impressions · lead-ins · preliminaries
followupsconclusions
Judgments reached through reasoning
closures · sign-offs · wrap-ups · endings · terminations