直後(ちょくご)に

ちょくごに
adverb
immediately after
time-general
1. immediately after; right after
Describes something happening very shortly after another event. Emphasizes the small time gap between two events.
食事(しょくじ)の直後(ちょくご)に走(はし)らないでください。
Please don't run right after eating.
事故(じこ)の直後(ちょくご)に警察(けいさつ)が到着(とうちゃく)した。
The police arrived immediately after the accident.
発表(はっぴょう)の直後(ちょくご)に、SNSで大(おお)きな反響(はんきょう)があった。
Immediately after the announcement, there was a big reaction on social media.

Usage

直後(ちょくご) is a noun meaning "immediately after" and is commonly followed by the particle に. It can also modify nouns directly: 地震(じしん)直後(ちょくご)の混乱(こんらん) (the confusion right after the earthquake).

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Antonym: 直前(ちょくぜん) (immediately before)
Compare: 直前(ちょくぜん)に (immediately before)
Compare: 後(あと)で (after)
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