lately

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. adverb in the recent past

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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Synonyms

recently, late, of late, latterly

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