follow-up
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follow-up
An action or process that takes place after an event in order to process, clarify, or conclude it. Often used in formal and administrative language.
Der juristische Nachgang zu diesem Fall wird sich noch über Monate hinziehen.
The legal follow-up to this case will drag on for months.
following
A fixed expression meaning 'subsequent to' or 'as a follow-up measure to'. It introduces an action that refers back to something that happened previously.
Im Nachgang zur Konferenz wurden die Ergebnisse in einem Protokoll zusammengefasst.
Following the conference, the results were summarized in minutes.
The word is made up of 'Nach-' (after) and '-gang' (process, course). So it literally describes a process that takes place after an event.
Der Nachgang zu der Veranstaltung war sehr aufwendig.
The follow-up to the event was very time-consuming.
'Nachgang' (follow-up) belongs to formal official and business language. It is used mainly in professional or administrative contexts to describe follow-up measures.
Die Personalabteilung kümmert sich um den Nachgang des Bewerbungsgesprächs.
The HR department is taking care of the follow-up to the interview.
The fixed expression 'im Nachgang zu' (following / in the follow-up to) is always used with the dative. It connects an action with a preceding event.
Im Nachgang zu dem Gespräch schickte er allen eine Zusammenfassung.
Following the conversation, he sent everyone a summary.
connection
Der Anschluss follows directly in time after an event or arrival and often refers to the connection you catch immediately afterward. Der Nachgang also comes afterward, but usually refers to a later action or follow-up, often in a formal context. Use „im Anschluss an“ for the direct sequence and „im Nachgang“ for the subsequent measure.
Im Nachgang zur Besprechung schickte die Leiterin allen die vereinbarten Aufgaben.
As a follow-up to the meeting, the manager sent everyone the agreed-upon tasks.
Nach der Ankunft in Köln nehmen wir im Anschluss den Zug nach Bonn.
After arriving in Cologne, we take the train to Bonn right afterward.
