lately B1 Topic:Time US /ˈleɪt.li/ See IPA manual Freq #1678 Meanings 1 adv Recently; in the recent past. I haven't seen him much lately. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · recently; in the recent past. recently More freshly Word family Derived forms johnny-come-lately Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lately **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈleɪt.li/ **Frequency rank:** 1678 ## Meanings 1. Recently; in the recent past. ## Examples - I haven't seen him much lately. ## Synonyms - freshly - recently ## Derived Forms - johnny-come-lately ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lately ## Etymology From Middle English lately, latly, equivalent to late + -ly. Compare Old English lætlīċe (“slowly, tardily”), Middle Low German lātlîk (“careless, slack, sloppy”). ## AI Etymology Lately comes from Middle English lately, latly, equivalent to late + -ly. Compare Old English lætlīċe (“slowly, tardily”), Middle Low German lātlîk (“careless, slack, sloppy”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Time markdown