lately

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈleɪt.li/ See IPA manual

Freq #1678

Meanings

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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”).

lately Middle English

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