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

Several other consumer goods titans have pared back on sprawling portfolios as of late as they try to focus on their best-performing brands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

"It does pose the question that OpenAI are potentially chasing the marketing dream of Anthropic of late," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

It’s capable but doesn’t speak for the boss—who himself has no legislative experience and has of late rubbed lawmakers the wrong way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Jobs are hard to find for the young and unemployed; high mortgage rates are depressing home sales; and, of late, inflation has again been rampant.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

In the same way, Bast had learned a new fear of late.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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