post factum

Adjective

not-comparable

After the fact; occurring after the focus of an activity has already occurred.

Japanese Meaning

事後の / 後知恵の / 事実発生後の

His post factum apology did little to repair the damage.

彼の事後の謝罪は損害を修復するにはほとんど役に立たなかった。

Sense（1）

After the fact; occurring after the focus of an activity has already occurred.

Merton cautioned against confusing post factum sociological interpretations with social theory.