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Definition of "lately" []

  • Not long ago; recently. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "lately" in a sentence
  • "I have been ordering from Amazon-UK but the condition i have been receiving the books in lately is not great so will definitely try some of your suggestions ... thanks"
  • "What's occupying my brain lately is that in less than 2 months G and I are moving to Paris."
  • "There have been several ITV game shows with the word ‘Celebrity’ in the title lately, and Celebrity Love Island is nothing if not the most recent."