recently

[ree-suhnt-lee]

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.

Other Word Forms

• quasi-recently adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of recently¹

recent ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The government's recently announced Pride in Place funding - offering "overlooked" communities a share of £5bn - was allocated in part based on the deprivation figures from 2019.

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“I sang for my own amusement, and I wasn’t very amused,” he said recently.

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And she confirmed that she recently had a baby.

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As a result, the film’s soundtrack hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and recently went platinum.

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The Eaton Fire Survivors Network has led calls for fair compensation from insurance carriers and have been vocal critics of Edison’s settlement offers, recently pressing the company to front $2.4 billion in urgent housing relief.

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