downstream

[ doun-streem ]

/ ˈdaʊnˈstrim /

with or in the direction of the current of a stream.

of or relating to the latter part of a process or system.

Genetics. with or in the direction of transcription, translation, or synthesis of a DNA, RNA, or protein molecule.

Origin of downstream

First recorded in 1700–10; down¹ + stream

You wanted to be upstream with the artists, not downstream with the consumers.

Apple Wants Beats So It Can Control You |Ted Gioia |May 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
New Yorkers use 1.3 billion gallons of water each day, sending it downstream across 7,400 miles of sewer pipes.

The Scariest Thing About Sandy: Guarding the Water Supply |Kent Sepkowitz |October 30, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
We all exist in the hydrosphere, all downstream from one another.

Why Is Jacques Cousteau's Granddaughter Driving John McCain's Bus? |Lloyd Grove |April 22, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The racks were so arranged that the fish could get upstream through the bars, but could not get downstream.

Bill Bruce on Forest Patrol |Henry Harley Arnold

A “long trip” downstream would have brought them into the slough country south of Bakersfield.

Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 |Sherburne Friend Cook
But even on a massive scale of installation they have little influence on downstream flooding along the main rivers.

The Nation's River |United States Department of the Interior
The visitors approached their horses and were about to mount, when a peon on foot was seen approaching from downstream.

The Broncho Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers |Frank Fowler
Chuck strode off downstream and Slim gathered up an armful of wood for the fire.

Slim Evans and his Horse Lightning |Graham M. Dean

downstream

/ (ˈdaʊnˈstriːm) /

in or towards the lower part of a stream; with the current

(in the oil industry) of or for the refining, distribution, or marketing of oil or its derived products Compare upstream (def. 2)