recently

American  

[ree-suhnt-lee] / ˈri sənt li /

adverb

1. a relatively short time ago, or during the last short while; lately.

   It wasn't something I had really thought about until recently, when we discussed it in one of my Media classes.

   Recently there has been a lot of interest in the use of computer games as innovative educational tools.

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Other Word Forms

• quasi-recently
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of recently

recent ( def. ) + -ly

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Example Sentences

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recently

The Arctic is not yet as cold as it becomes later in winter, with the polar vortex itself having only recently developed.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

SaaStr’s AI head of marketing created an entire pitch deck that looks a whole lot like most pitch decks I’ve seen recently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

But Kering has recently shaken up management at its smaller houses, last month pushing out Anthony Vaccarello as creative director at Saint Laurent and Sean McGirr at Alexander McQueen.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

But Cloudflare’s earnings showed that customers are flocking to the company to protect their data from agentic AI threats, which have increased in severity recently.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

There was a security guard who looked like he’d recently been a Special Forces soldier.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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