coming immediately after the one that is happening or mentioned now in time, order, or place
We plan to visit grandma next weekend.
Turn left at the next traffic light.
✦ Old English nēxt, superlative of nēah (“nigh, near”); related to near.
immediately after this or after the time just mentioned
What comes next on the agenda?
He finished his coffee and next paid the bill.
✦ Derived from the adjective sense, used adverbially since Middle English.
the person or thing that comes immediately after another in order or time
You’re next; please step forward.
After finishing this book, I’ll decide what the next will be.
✦ Nominal use of the adjective, first recorded in the 15th century.
used to call for the following person or item in a sequence, especially in a queue or list
“Next!” the cashier shouted to the line of customers.
The doctor opened the door and said, “Next!”
✦ Extension of the noun sense, used vocatively to signal order.
