What is the meaning of and then?

adverb

  • Subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors. )
    • usage: "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed"
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