Of late Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb in the recent past
    late; latterly; recently; lately.
    • he was in Paris recently
    • lately the rules have been enforced
    • as late as yesterday she was fine
    • feeling better of late
    • the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also

WordNet


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  1. recently; in time not long past.
Definitions
  1. in time not long past, or near the present; lately; as, the practice is of late uncommon.

Webster 1913