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latelylate‧ly /ˈleɪtli/ ●●● S2 adverb   - I've been really busy lately, so I haven't been out much.
- I've been really tired lately.
- I don't know what's come over Angela lately -- she's so moody.
- The company went through a bad time last year, but lately things have been improving.
► recently not long ago, especially a few days, weeks, or months ago: · The president has recently returned from a tour of South America.· A new species of plant was recently discovered in Brazil. ► lately especially spoken during the recent past, especially during the weeks or days closest to now: · I’ve been really busy lately so I haven’t been out much.· There hasn’t been much in the news lately. ► just especially spoken a very short time ago, especially only a few minutes, hours, days, or weeks ago: · John’s just gone out.· They’ve just had a new baby. ► a short/little while ago especially spoken not long ago – often used when you are not sure exactly when: · That house was sold a short while ago.· I looked in on her a little while ago and she was fast asleep. ► the other day spoken recently, especially only a few days ago: · I met Lucy in town the other day.· You’ll never guess what happened to me the other day. ► freshly made, prepared, done etc not long ago – used especially about food and drink. Also used about things that have just been painted, washed, or dug: · freshly baked bread· freshly squeezed orange juice· The boat had been freshly painted. ► newly created, built, married etc not long ago: · the newly created position of Chief Designer· a newly married couple· their newly elected president happening over a period of time up to the present► recently use this to say that something has been happening for a few weeks or months, and it is still happening now: · Her school work has been much better recently.· I haven't been feeling well recently.just recently: · Just recently I've been thinking about changing my job.more recently: · More recently, banks have offered customers the opportunity to change to PC or telephone banking. ► lately in the recent past until now, especially during the weeks or days closest to now: · The company went through a bad time last year, but lately things have been improving.· I've been really busy lately, so I haven't been out much.· I don't know what's come over Angela lately -- she's so moody. ► in the last/past few weeks/months etc during the weeks or months closest to now: · Things have changed quite dramatically in the past few months.· I've been thinking about Kevin a lot in the last few days. I wonder how he's getting on?· In the past few years, 30,000 of these high-rise housing units have been torn down. ► in recent weeks/months etc formal during the weeks or months closest to now - used especially in news reports: · In recent months there have been rumors of at least two attempted coups.· Illicit drug use - notably marijuana - has been increasing in recent years, especially among the young. VERB► become· Barra Inc. has lately become one of the hottest.· And they lived in Atlanta-where talk-ing about the latest health food fads had lately become a passionate way of life. ► come· But there has lately come a glimmer of hope.· The most telling snapshot of the way the Wolves have been playing lately came a couple of minutes later.· New hair care system One of the most exciting happenings in hair and scalp care lately comes from respected trichologist Philip Kingsley. recently:  What have you been doing lately? Lately, I’ve had trouble sleeping.► see thesaurus at recentlyGRAMMAR: Choosing the right tenseLately is usually used with perfect tenses (for example ‘I have been’), not with the simple past (for example ‘I was’). You say: · I’ve been very busy lately. ✗Don’t say: I was very busy lately. |