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

Etymology

Origin of recently

recent ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

“I had to remind myself: These people are pretending,” she said of a movie she’d seen recently.

From The Wall Street Journal

The truth is most Irish people had never heard the term Irish exit until recently, says Dr. Kelly Fitzgerald at the School of Irish, Celtic Studies, and Folklore at University College Dublin.

From The Wall Street Journal

Israel has posted record investment in its tech sector recently, driven partly by military spending.

From The Wall Street Journal

Eleven-time winner Paul Scholes has also recently claimed that the Gunners could be "the most boring team" to win the title.

From BBC

Analysts at TD Cowen recently lowered their earnings targets for major carriers, and airline shares are down since the start of the war.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• freshly
• newly