lately

B1 Topic:Time
US /ˈleɪt.li/
adv Freq #1678

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    Recently; in the recent past.

    I haven't seen him much lately.

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Synonyms
1 adv · recently; in the recent past. recently
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Word family
Derived forms johnny-come-lately

Etymology

From Middle English lately, latly, equivalent to late + -ly. Compare Old English lætlīċe (“slowly, tardily”), Middle Low German lātlîk (“careless, slack, sloppy”).

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