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afterthought

[ af-ter-thawt, ahf- ]

noun

  1. a later or second thought; reconsideration.
  2. reflection after an act; an appropriate explanation, answer, expedient, or the like, conceived of too late for the occasion.
  3. something added, as a part or feature, that was not included in the original plan or design:

    The vestry was added to the church as an afterthought.



afterthought

/ ˈɑːftəˌθɔːt /

noun

  1. a comment, reply, etc, that occurs to one after the opportunity to deliver it has passed
  2. an addition to something already completed


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Word History and Origins

Origin of afterthought1

First recorded in 1655–65; after + thought 1

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Example Sentences

It’s very important not to think of this analysis stage as an afterthought.

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The candidates taking them on have become more of an afterthought.

Get the cognitive architecture right, and you can plug in the algorithms almost as an afterthought.

To meet it, he advises companies to create their products and campaigns with diverse consumers in mind from the start, not as an afterthought.

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Gone are the days of big-budget mass gatherings at which closing deals is a priority and delighting attendees is an afterthought.

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Students—both victims and the accused—are not even an afterthought; they are completely left out of the guidelines.

Upward mobility and reward for work seems to be an afterthought for all concerned.

In the American sommelier community, until very recently, South African wines have remained largely an afterthought.

Now, this repeal was not an afterthought or an unintended consequence.

Almost as an afterthought he flashed me another knowing grin, but again his eyes told me to let sleeping dogs lie.

"Of course I couldn't tell you much," he added, with an afterthought.

"No, the fire was an afterthought and revenge," he added sternly.

And then as an afterthought, "But I think it would look just as pretty if it were red."

The fourth act was an afterthought, and was added at a later date.

This policy was not devised in order to set bounds to the expansion of the older colonies; that was an afterthought.

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