It is most commonly used to describe the next item in a sequence or time. a következő utca — the next street a következő napon — on the following day

You will frequently hear it in transportation hubs, such as A következő állomás... ("The next station is...").

While "jövő" is often used for broad future units (like jövő héten for "next week"), "következő" is specifically used when the "next" period is relative to a previously mentioned point in time, similar to "the following week" in English.

In Hungarian, is a highly versatile term primarily meaning "next" or "following" . Depending on context, it serves as an adjective, a noun, or a marker for upcoming information. Linguistic Functions

The term is neutral and used everywhere from casual chat to professional meetings (e.g., A következő ülésen... — "At the next meeting..."). Distinction from Similar Terms

Jövő typically refers to the calendar future (next week from now ), whereas következő can refer to any point following another in a sequence.

While soros can mean "next in line" or "on turn," következő is the standard, definitive term for general sequential "nextness". következő - Wiktionary, the free dictionary