lately Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb in the recent past
    late; latterly; recently; of late.
    • 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


Late"ly adverb
Definitions
  1. Not long ago; recently; as, he has lately arrived from Italy.

Webster 1913