# see you later

Pronunciation: US say "see yoo LAY-ter" /ˌsi ju ˈleɪtɚ/; UK/AUS say "see yoo LAY-tuh" /ˌsiː juː ˈleɪtə/

## Idiom

1. Said as a goodbye, whether or not the speaker actually expects to see the other person again later.
   - Simple: A friendly way to say goodbye. It does not always mean you will see the person again soon.
   - _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._

## Origin

A shortening of I will see you later or I hope to see you later.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/see-you-later (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).