follow on
Come or happen next, right after something else.
Meanings
To come as a natural or logical next step after something else.
"The discussion followed on naturally from the previous meeting's unresolved questions."
To arrive at a destination after others have already gone ahead.
"You go on to the restaurant and we'll follow on once we've parked the car."
In cricket, to be required to bat again immediately after being significantly behind in the first innings.
"England were made to follow on after being bowled out for only 180 runs."
Used in both general sequence ('her illness followed on from the stress of exams') and in the specific cricket sense where a team that is significantly behind in runs is asked to bat again immediately. In everyday English, the general sense is more common and cross-cultural.
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