recently

[ree-suhnt-lee]

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.

Other Word Forms

• quasi-recently adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of recently¹

recent ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Most recently he has been living in the southern city of Beihai, where authorities detained him.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

But Prince Andrew seems to have cultivated his own independent sources of funding since leaving public life, including business connections with China, the Gulf States and a recently curtailed project with a Dutch start-up company.

Read more on BBC

In Gaza, Hamas has called up thousands of fighters to reassert control over areas of Gaza recently vacated by Israeli troops, according to local sources.

Read more on BBC

He has recently expressed a desire to return to management following unsuccessful spells with Aston Villa and Saudi club Al-Ettifaq, but withdrew from the interview process on Saturday.

Read more on BBC

Hamas has recalled about 7,000 members of its security forces to reassert control over areas of Gaza recently vacated by Israeli troops, according to local sources.

Read more on BBC

Related Words

• freshly www.thesaurus.com
• newly