í kjölfar
Icelandic
editEtymology
editAnalogous to the English in the wake of – a wake always follows a ship. Compare Danish i kølvandet på and Norwegian i kjølvannet av.
Prepositional phrase
edit- (idiomatic) in the wake of, following, shortly after, subsequently (an event that follows a related event)
- Hann var handtekinn og ákærður í kjölfarið. ― He was arrested and subsequently charged.
- (idiomatic) in the wake of, to occur as a result, to accompany, brought about by
Usage notes
editOften as "koma í kjölfarið" or "fylgja í kjölfarið".