[noun] [C usually singular] - an idea, thought, plan, etc. which was not originally intended but is thought of at a later timeShe only asked me to her party as an afterthought.Finally, almost as an afterthought, he made a plea for calm and restraint on the streets.The pillars seem to have been added to the entrance as an afterthought.
AFTERTHOUGHT
Meaning of AFTERTHOUGHT in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012