see you later
- 1Said as a goodbye, whether or not the speaker actually expects to see the other person again later.
He waved to the cashier and said, "See you later," though he was only passing through town.
"See you later," Mom said as she dropped us off at the school gate.
Similargoodbye
Note
The phrase is what remains of a full sentence, I will see you later or I hope to see you later, with the subject dropped and the promise worn thin. Its casual register shows in text messages, where it shrinks to cul8r, and see you around is a close cousin. It is safe with a stranger at a counter as well as with a friend.
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Origin
A shortening of I will see you later or I hope to see you later.