What is the difference between のちがいい and あとがいい？


I want to say "Is later okay?" Is there a specific difference between the two
terms? A friend of mine routinely uses the first term, I have been using the
second term. TY.




If you want to ask "Can I do it later (even though you want me to do it now)?"
by "Is later okay?", you need ～ **で** いい?

～ **が** いい and ～ **で** いい are critically different in Japanese.

  * [What is the difference between それでいい and それがいい here?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/17851/5010)

～がいい implies it's the ideal first choice, whereas ～でいい implies it's acceptable
but not an ideal one.

あと **が** いい? means "Do you rather want to me to do it later?" (i.e., "You
don't want me to do it now, right?")

You can use an _optional_ time marker で after あと. Don't confuse this で with
the で described above.

Therefore:

>   * あとがいい? = あとでがいい? = Do you (rather) want me to do it later?
>   * あとでいい? = あとででいい? = Can I do it later?
>

のち is not usually followed by で/が.




If you want to ask "Can I do it later (even though you want me to do it now)?"
by "Is later okay?", you need ～ **で** いい?

～ **が** いい and ～ **で** いい are critically different in Japanese.

  * [What is the difference between それでいい and それがいい here?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/17851/5010)

～がいい implies it's the ideal first choice, whereas ～でいい implies it's acceptable
but not an ideal one.

あと **が** いい? means "Do you rather want to me to do it later?" (i.e., "You
don't want me to do it now, right?")

You can use an _optional_ time marker で after あと. Don't confuse this で with
the で described above.

Therefore:

>   * あとがいい? = あとでがいい? = Do you (rather) want me to do it later?
>   * あとでいい? = あとででいい? = Can I do it later?
>

のち is not usually followed by で/が.

