The phrase "after the first reading" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a point in time or a stage in a process that occurs following an initial reading of a text or document.
Example: "After the first reading, I realized I needed to take more notes to fully understand the material."
Alternatives: "following the initial reading" or "subsequent to the first reading".
After the first reading, relax for another minute.
"After the first reading of '10 Unknowns' I was at sea already, and he said, 'I think there's a play there,' " Mr. Baitz continued.
This theme is especially relevant to Oscar and Lucinda since it's one of those books that resonates long after the first reading.
Andy Grotelueschen said he turned to Mr. Brody after the first reading and asked, "Is it too late to change the show we're doing?" Only Ms. Austrian and Mr. Brody, who plays Imogen's husband, portray principally only one character.
An obligation for staff of these NGOs to wear an identification badge while in the Knesset, indicating that they were funded by a foreign country, was dropped from the bill after the first reading.
After the first reading there were squeals of delight at the anticipation of the big fold out at the end of the book - a great introduction to the excitement to be found in literature!
After taking the first reading, the sample was left undisturbed in the geometry for few hours before the next reading.
Four studies measured the BP only once or used only one reading (after rejecting the first reading) in their analyses (50, 53, 54, 81).
The first electromyographic reading was taken before adoption of the Kangaroo Position (0 h). Immediately after taking the first reading, the children were placed for the first time in the Kangaroo Position.
We opened on Broadway in the Jacobs theatre a year ago, 15 months after the first read-through of Carney's screenplay.
It's the kind of piece that stays with you for a long time after the first read.
