thereupon

Definitions

Immediately or shortly after that.

As a result of that; consequently.

Examples

The judge delivered the final verdict, and thereupon the courtroom fell into a heavy silence.

He signed the contract, and thereupon the company began the transfer of funds.

The alarm sounded, and thereupon the students evacuated the building in an orderly fashion.

Synonyms

immediately consequently forthwith thereafter subsequently instantly accordingly

Antonyms

previously beforehand earlier antecedently preliminarily retrospectively priorly