ensuingen‧su‧ing /ɪnˈsjuːɪŋ $ -ˈsuː-/ adjective [only before noun] 
In the ensuing fighting, two students were killed.the ensuing days/months/years etc (=the days, months etc after an event) The situation deteriorated over the ensuing weeks.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Someone shouted 'Fire!' and in the ensuing panic several people were injured.
- They met each other several times over the ensuing six months.
- After the first two weeks of prednisolone, the daily dosage was steadily reduced to zero over the ensuing weeks.
- Dieter is deposed after the ensuing scandal.
- During the ensuing days every Ras and chieftain in the country must have been camped in and around Addis Ababa.
- Hundreds of thousands of people travelling home or heading out for the evening were caught up in the ensuing chaos.
- Imperial Airways had difficulty in extricating themselves from the ensuing row.
- In the ensuing Parliament he served as a private secretary at the Colonial Office.
- The Agency, however, has challenged the basis of the designations and the ensuing allocation of resources.
- The choice that this book tends towards is the second, and the ensuing problems are discussed in Chapter 5.
Longman Language Activatorcoming after someone or something else
the next person, thing, or time comes just after the one you have just been talking about, or just after the most recent one: · Who was the next president of the United States after Ronald Reagan? · When's the next flight to Miami?the next day/week/month/year: · I finished my classes on the 5th, and the next day I went home to Cleveland.next Thursday/week/August etc (=the one after this Thursday, this week, this August etc): · Next week I'm going on a training course in Seaford.
: the day after/the Saturday after/the week after etc the day etc that comes after the time or event that you are talking about: · Helen arrived on July 20th and I arrived the week after.· The party's not this Thursday but the Thursday after.· The weather changed the morning after we arrived.· I felt rather tired the day after the party.the one after (=the next one): · If we miss the ten o'clock train we'll just have to catch the one after.
: the following day/month/year etc the next day, month etc -- use this when you are describing something that happened in the past: · The following day she woke up with a splitting headache.· They agreed to meet the following week in the Cafe Rouge.
happening some time later , not immediately afterwards: a later date/time/stage etc: · We can sort out the final details at a later stage.in later years/months/centuries etc: · In later centuries Venice lost its former importance and began to go into decline.
formal coming after something you have just mentioned - used especially before plural nouns: · These skills were then handed down to subsequent generations of craftsmen.· Many of Marx's theories were disproved by subsequent events.· The first meeting will be in the City Hall, but all subsequent meetings will be held in the school.
: succeeding weeks/months/years/generations etc in every week, month, year etc that comes after something : · The government started to borrow money in 1961, and the national debt has steadily increased with each succeeding year.· The effects of exposure to atomic radiation at Hiroshima have been passed on to succeeding generations.
formal: the ensuing battle/fight/confusion/panic/days/months etc the battle etc that happens immediately after the events or period of time that you have just mentioned: · Someone shouted 'Fire!' and in the ensuing panic several people were injured.· They met each other several times over the ensuing six months.
: follow-up meeting/visit/interview/treatment etc something that is done after something else in order to check it or make sure that it is successful: · Once you have installed solar heating you will receive regular follow-up visits from our experts.· After each training programme everyone has a follow-up interview with their manager.
: future generations/years/events/work/employees etc the people, years etc that will come in the future: · It is our duty to preserve our culture for future generations.· In future years some of you will regret the decision you have made today.· The company is building apartment buildings for future employees.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY In the ensuing fighting, two students were killed.
happening after a particular action or event, especially as a result of it SYN followingthe ensuing battle/conflict/debate etc In the ensuing fighting, two students were killed. (=the days, months etc after an event) The situation deteriorated over the ensuing weeks.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN The situation deteriorated over the ensuing weeks.· There were repeated clashes in the ensuing days as, more or less forcibly, people were escorted away for repatriation.· Over the ensuing days traffic and commuters in London were seriously disrupted by hoax bomb warning calls which led to station closures.· The disturbances spread to other areas of the country in the ensuing days.· During the ensuing days every Ras and chieftain in the country must have been camped in and around Addis Ababa.
· In the ensuing silence she could have heard a flea move in the rushes on the floor.· In the ensuing silence, the duke's exclamation of surprise rang out over-loud.
In the ensuing fighting, two students were killed.the ensuing days/months/years etc (=the days, months etc after an event) The situation deteriorated over the ensuing weeks.