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

More recently, the clearest indications of an impending shift have surfaced inside the centres of power themselves, particularly within the armed forces.

From BBC

Oil recently traded below $60 a barrel, a price where many operators can just barely continue to pump profitably, but starting new wells usually makes little financial sense.

From The Wall Street Journal

Four black bags of empty DVD boxes and toys so damp they were unusable - these are just some of the items left outside charity shops recently.

From BBC

Now that I am in my 60s and recently became a grandparent, it seems a good time to find out what my own gut tells me about how I will fare in coming decades.

From BBC

Global oil markets faced the same issue as recently as June when news reports indicated Iran’s parliament had endorsed closing the strait.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• freshly
• newly