Transition Words/Phrases for Narrative Writing

 

 

after

subsequently

at first

 

 

 

as soon as

first

it began

 

 

 

before

second

it started

 

 

 

next

once

after that

 

 

 

initially

in the meantime

during

 

 

 

now

later on

at the end

 

 

 

when

in the beginning

at last

 

 

 

immediately

after a while

pretty soon

 

 

 

meanwhile

when we finished

soon after

 

 

 

last

the last thing

lastly

 

 

 

later

at last

 

 

 

 

since

after a while

 

 

 

 

suddenly

just then

 

 

 

 

finally

before long

 

 

 

 

afterwards

after _______ minutes

 

 

 

 

as

when we were done

 

 

 

 

however

right after

 

 

 

 

whenever

in an instant

 

 

 

 

soon

then

 

 

 

 

not long after

shortly

 

 

 

 

while

just as

 

 

Last Modified on August 16, 2012