succeeding

adjectives

coming after or following
succeeding
antonym
preceding
is similar to
one after the other
"back-to-back home runs"
back-to-back, consecutive
is similar to
following immediately and as a result of what went before
"ensuing events confirmed the prediction"
ensuing
is similar to
about to be mentioned or specified
"the following items"
following, undermentioned
is similar to
immediately following in time or order
"the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"
following, next
is similar to
being next in a line of succession
"he was in line for the presidency"
in line
is similar to
after death or after an event
"a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death"; "the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address"
postmortem
see also
following in time or order
"subsequent developments"
subsequent
is an attribute of
the time when something happens
timing
is an attribute of
a relation involving time
temporal relation
(of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
"our next president"
future, next, succeeding