adjective coming after or following.
— synonyms: succeeding(a)
adjective (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving.
— synonyms: future(a), next, succeeding(a)
Examples
“Autumn succeeds summer.”
“The persecution of any righteous practice has never succeeded in the face of history; in fact, it can expedite the collapse of the persecutory regime.”
“So, if the issue of the elder son succeed before the younger, I am king.”