of late

Idioms  

1. Recently, lately, as in She's been very quiet of late; is something wrong? This idiom uses late as a noun instead of an adjective, a usage dating from about 1250. The idiom dates from the early 1400s.

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of late

He adds that it is also not illuminating concerns about a material inflation shock or other macro/geopolitical shock, as those are accounted for by the term premium, which has also moved sideways of late.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Hartnett has often reminded investors of late that markets stop panicking when the Fed starts panicking.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Indeed, the so-called “commercialization” of Burning Man has been much discussed as of late.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

International aid to Afghanistan has dropped sharply, with the United Nations saying it had received less than 30 percent of the funding needed to provide life-saving assistance as of late August.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

The orange light of late afternoon is attached to her.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

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