The phrase "adopted later" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something was accepted or implemented at a subsequent time, often in reference to policies, practices, or ideas.
Example: "The new guidelines were adopted later to address the concerns raised during the initial review."
Alternatives: "accepted subsequently" or "implemented afterward".
This reimbursement system was adopted later in Sweden, Finland, and Australia (under subsidized voluntary insurance).
The title Yatsuhashi was adopted later by another apparently unrelated school to the far south in the Ryukyu Islands.
Mr. Beldock referred to Mr. Busch, who was 31, with his original given name, Gary, not the Hebrew Gidone he adopted later.
Sex, drugs and violence were captured in a raw, grainy monochrome that defined the raw confessional style adopted later by Nan Goldin, Corinne Day and Antoine D'Agata.
Indeed, his political philosophy did not deviate much from that already developed by the great thinkers of the Zhanguo period and adopted later by the Han emperors, who have been generally regarded as benevolent rulers.
Furthermore, a secondary gender identity can be developed over the core identity, as sex-associated behaviours may be adopted later in life; heterosexual or homosexual orientations also develop later.
The novel shows a departure in his approach, being written in an episodic form, a form that he was to adopt later in other works.
2. Businesses, with large businesses going first and smaller businesses adopting later.
At least partly, three of the seven eligible studies tended to favour the idea that urban practices adopt earlier and rural practices adopt later [ 1, 6, 18].
The new rules were put out for public comment and are likely to be adopted later this year after comments are considered.
The proposed rule, which is expected to be adopted later this year, comes three months after it was disclosed that Kenneth L. Lay, then the chairman and chief executive of Enron, sold $70 million of Enron shares to the company in 2001.
