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    lately
    /ˈleɪtli/

    adverb

    • 1. recently; not long ago: "she hasn't been looking too well lately"

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  2. Lately is an adverb that means 'recently'. It is often used with the present perfect to describe states or repeated events. See how to use lately in sentences and compare it with late.

  3. Lately is an adverb that means recently or not long ago. Learn how to use it with the present perfect, synonyms, grammar rules and examples from various sources.

  4. Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the adverb lately, which means not long ago. Find out how to use it in a sentence and how it differs from of late.

  5. Lately definition: of late; recently; not long since. See examples of LATELY used in a sentence.

  6. Lately is an adverb that covers the immediate past, a period of time that wasn't too long ago. A more old-fashioned way to say lately is "of late." Though this word has had its current meaning since the fifteenth century, it originally meant "slow or sluggish."

  7. Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms and usage of the adverb 'lately', which describes events in the recent past or situations that started a short time ago. See examples, collocations and translations of 'lately' in different languages.

  8. Lately means recently and is usually used with perfect tenses, not with the simple past. Learn more about the meaning, grammar and examples of lately from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.