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

Curitiba, the capital of Paraná, has become so famous for its parks’ capybaras that the city government recently created an Instagram video with an A.I. cartoon capybara warning people not to touch it.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Dick’s Sporting Goods DKS 0.82%increase; green up pointing triangle reported higher fiscal first-quarter sales as its efforts to turn around the recently acquired Foot Locker delivered results.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Manilow notes proudly that the song, which was produced by Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, recently made Billboard’s adult contemporary chart, extending his run on that tally beyond the half-century mark.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

“In addition, while S&P 500 earnings estimates have risen more quickly than index price appreciation, the semiconductor stocks at the heart of the AI infrastructure complex have recently outpaced their forward earnings,” Goldman said.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Sure enough, it looked like all the vents in the ceiling had busted grates—as though a whole lot of something had fallen through them recently.

From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon

Related Words

• freshly
• newly