lately

adverb

late·​ly ˈlāt-lē How to pronounce lately (audio)
: of late : recently
has been friendlier lately

Examples of lately in a Sentence

He has been feeling better lately. Lately, she has been worrying about her son.
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While calls outnumber puts on an absolute basis, the rate of put buying has picked up lately. Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The Jazz have another veteran big man who could interest rival teams in Lauri Markkanen, who has been the subject of trade rumors lately. Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 Drake isn’t the only person in the Degrassi-verse who’s been taking legal action lately. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025 Aside from Sandy Alcantara, the Marlins haven’t been able to rely on any of their other starting pitchers to give them much lately. Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lately

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lately was in the 15th century

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“Lately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lately. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

lately

adverb
late·​ly ˈlāt-lē How to pronounce lately (audio)
: not long ago

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