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

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Etymology

Origin of recently

recent ( def. ) + -ly

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

recently

Prices recently dipped to near all-time lows, a gut punch for the many employees who get much of their pay in shares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Until recently, much of what astronomers could determine about these distant atmospheres came from measurements averaged across large regions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Miller also recently supported The Jonas Brothers on the US leg of their tour, and said bringing Cipriano out as a guest star at some of the shows was "mind-boggling".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

European organisers, including those in France and, more recently, the Netherlands, have encountered similar setbacks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

According to the rundown Dad gave us, she recently moved here from Atlanta.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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