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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Example Sentences

Asked what he was most looking forward to ahead of late April's royal visit, he responded: "Just being with him. I've known him for a long time. He's wonderful."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

But many such secular growth stocks — say software over recent decades, and AI more recently — have been having a rotten time of late.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Instead, they should look for companies that have the capacity to raise their payouts, says Trivariate Research founder Adam Parker, who notes that dividend increases have mattered more to stock performance of late.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Prices have fallen back recently in response to the declaration of a two-week cease-fire by the U.S. and Iran, but remain much higher than they were before the attacks of late February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

He had been graver than usual of late, but very pleasant, and when jokingly accused of turning over a new leaf, he answered soberly, “So I am, and I mean this one shall stay turned.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Related Words

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