follow-on

adjective

fol·​low-on ˈfä-lō-ˌȯn How to pronounce follow-on (audio)
-ˌän
: being or relating to something that follows as a natural or logical consequence, development, or progression
follow-on noun

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Needless to say, after the ayatollah was killed in the first days of the war, the follow-on regime has turned out to be tougher. — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026 Chan said that follow-on offerings stand at over $50 billion year to date, compared to $66 billion for the full year last year. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026 This Executive Member Insider Roundtable is a follow-on discussion from our webinar, The Fashion Executive’s Guide to Longevity Tech, taking place on 10 September. — Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026 If investors and manufacturers know that a successful follow-on treatment will immediately be pulled into an older medicine’s price-control regime, many will conclude that the investment isn’t worth making. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for follow-on

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of follow-on was in 1960

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“Follow-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/follow-on. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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