hence

For this reason, or as a result of what has just been said.

• The road was closed, hence the delay.
• Prices rose, and hence fewer people bought tickets.
• She knows the area well and hence needs no map.

Similar words: therefore, consequently, thus

Common phrases: hence the delay, hence the need, and hence

After the stated amount of time has passed from now.

• We will return a month hence.
• Two years hence, the bridge should be complete.
• Will anyone remember this argument a decade hence?

How to use it: time period + hence (Ten years hence, this town may look very different.)

Similar words: from now

Common phrases: years hence, a month hence, two days hence

For this reason, or as a result of what has just been said.

• It rained all night, hence the mud.
• The bus broke down, hence our late arrival.
• The task is difficult and hence requires patience.

Common phrases: hence the name, hence the problem, and hence

After the stated amount of time has passed from now.

• We shall meet two days hence.
• A year hence, the work should be finished.
• What will this place look like fifty years hence?

How to use it: time period + hence (The results will be announced three weeks hence.)

Common phrases: two months hence, a year hence, three weeks hence