after vs inside

after

prep
  • Subsequently to; following in time; later than. 

  • In pursuit of, seeking. 

  • In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing. 

  • In spite of. 

  • Behind. 

  • Next in importance or rank. 

  • Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to. 

  • Used to indicate recent completion of an activity 

  • As a result of. 

conj
  • Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause. 

adv
  • Behind; later in time; following. 

adj
  • At or towards the stern of a ship. 

inside

prep
  • Within a period of time. 

  • Within the interior of something, closest to the center or to a specific point of reference. 

adj
  • Legally married to or related to (e.g. born in wedlock to), and/or residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people. 

  • Toward the batter as it crosses home plate. 

  • At or towards or the left-hand side of the road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right. 

  • Of or pertaining to the inner surface, limit or boundary. 

  • Nearer to the interior or centre of something. 

  • Originating from, arranged by, or being someone inside an organisation. 

noun
  • The inside scoop; information known only to certain involved people. 

  • The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the shorter arc length; the side of a racetrack nearer the interior of the course or some other point of reference. 

  • The left-hand side of a road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right. 

  • The interior or inner part. 

  • (in the plural) The interior organs of the body, especially the guts. 

adv
  • In or to prison. 

  • Intimately, secretly; without expressing what one is feeling or thinking. 

  • Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of something (a place), especially a building. 

  • Indoors. 

How often have the words after and inside occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )