Lately meaning in English

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Definition

lately: recently, of late, in recent times, not long ago adverb
-Have you seen any good movies lately? -Yes, I saw a great one yesterday.

Examples

  • "You're awfully indecisive lately."
  • "To say thank you for all your hard work lately, and to celebrate our moderately successful first quarter sales, I'm pleased to announce that the senior staff of the Delavigne Corporation will be taking a team-building trip this weekend!"
  • "There seem to be a lot of light bulbs which need replacing lately, especially in the girls' offices."
  • "Warbuckle : Well, as you know, Pedro, I've had my share of legal difficulties lately, and these vultures want to destroy my reputation."
  • "Sigourney : Welcome everyone to my podcast "Weevil's people", my weekly spotlight on people who have been in the news lately."
  • "Seriously, seriously, has anyone been to the airport lately?"
  • "I've had a lot of things on my mind lately."
  • "It's been a year since the Italians won the World Cup in Germany, and lately there has been some exciting football being played in Argentina."
  • "I really apologize for the delay, but I've been working non-stop lately on reconfiguring the network, and I didn't have a chance to search for the keyboard until this afternoon."

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