This is the 4604th most frequent German word.
späteren
"Späteren" means "later" or "subsequent" when referring to something in the future.
'späteren' is used here as an adjective describing 'Jahren', indicating a time in the future relative to the present or past.
In späteren Jahren besuchte sie oft ihre Heimatstadt.
In later years, she often visited her hometown.
Here, 'späteren' acts as an adjective modifying 'Generationen', referring to those generations that will come after our current time.
Die späteren Generationen werden von unseren Entscheidungen beeinflusst werden.
The later generations will be influenced by our decisions.
'späteren' is used adjectivally to describe 'Abschnitten', meaning 'later portions or periods', emphasizing a subsequent time frame in history.