From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfollow on phrasal verb1 to happen after something else and be connected with it → follow-on from The discussion sessions are supposed to follow on from this morning’s lecture.2 to go to the same place as someone else at a later time You go ahead – I’ll follow on later. → follow→ See Verb table
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follow on• The bus set off first and we followed on behind in the car.• You go ahead. I'll follow on later.follow from• It follows on from a fine display of tinted autumn foliage.• Some contain two or more different plants to flower together or to follow on from each other.• The main part of volume three is taken up by a massive review following on from the symbiont chapter in volume two.• Darlington will be eager to follow on from their encouraging performance at Peterborough United.• Our last relation follows on from this.• A thunderstorm before the game had made the pitch very greasy, following on from two days of non-stop sunshine.• Well, you roused my interest of course; but also I panicked, felt I must follow on from you.follow-onˈfollow-on noun [countable] something that is done or made in addition to something else, or done to continue something that was done before → follow onfollow-on to/from The inspection was a follow-on from the review process. a follow-on productExamples from the Corpus
follow-on• The follow-on P6 will represent an even greater though unstated amount of investment. 