lately

adverb
late·ly
/ˈleɪt.li/

Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since.

Example

“I'd lately returned from Japan.”

Other meanings

(of a peer) Formerly.
In a late manner; after-the-fact.

Synonyms

freshly

Example sentences

“I've been doing better at that lately.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Has the market been more expensive lately?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“I've been having a lot of negative thoughts lately.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "lately".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “lately” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.