subsequentaction
nounUK /ˈsʌbsɪkwənt ˈækʃən/
US /ˈsʌbsɪkwənt ˈækʃən/
Something you do after something else has happened.
After the first meeting, the team planned a subsequent action to fix the problem.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A legal step taken after an earlier court decision.
The lawyer filed a subsequent action to appeal the ruling.
3. A second thing done in a series of steps.
The first action was to save the file; the subsequent action was to share it.
4. An act that comes later in a process or plan.
The subsequent action in the recipe is to stir the batter.