пото́м

Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time)

• I'll think about it later.

  Подумаю об этом позже.

  Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC BY 2.0 FR

• I'll write to you later.

  Я тебе позже напишу.

  Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR

пото́м

At some unspecified time in the future

пото́м

What if (something problematic or unanticipated happens); if not (something undesirable will happen)редкое

Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time)

• I understood only at a much later time.

  Tatoeba · genericdave · CC BY 2.0 FR

At some time in the future

Coming afterward in distance — following an antecedent distance as embedded within an adverbial phraseредкое