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

Weir would however continue to perform intermittently with other living bandmembers, more recently in the group Dead & Company, which also included guitarist and singer John Mayer.

From Barron's

Not only has it exited its retail-banking units in many overseas markets, it even recently sold a roughly 25% stake in Banamex, as part of a process to divest itself of the unit.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company aims to ultimately crank out up to 20 ships a year in Philadelphia, up from annual output of just one or two vessels recently.

From The Wall Street Journal

Californians have recently voted to redress the increasing inequality of our tax system.

From Los Angeles Times

Until recently, lined up with its 14 siblings, it represented the entirety of my book collection.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• freshly
• newly