This is the 245th most frequent Czech word.
následně
Subsequently.
In this sentence, 'následně' indicates that the processing of the documents occurred after their reception, denoting the sequence of actions.
Obdrželi jsme vaše dokumenty a následně jsme je zpracovali.
We received your documents and subsequently processed them.
In this instance, 'následně' is used to refer to events occurring directly after another event, emphasizing temporal progression.
Následně po schůzce jsme zorganizovali další kroky.
Subsequently after the meeting, we organized the next steps.
Here, 'následně' demonstrates the outcome of previous activities ('studying') leading to him becoming a professor.