Meaning

3 senses
  1. Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since.

    I'd lately returned from Japan.

    It's only lately that I've been well enough to get out of bed.

  2. (slang)In a late manner; after-the-fact.

    Don't try to come lately and change your answer now after you've heard everyone else's response.

  3. Formerly.

More definitions
  • in the recent past

Examples

690 sentences
  1. We haven't had much luck lately.

    Останнім часом нам не дуже щастило. — deniko

    ruНам в последнее время не очень везло. — marafon

  2. I've been singing a lot lately.

    Я останнім часом багато співаю. — deniko

    ruЯ в последнее время много пою. — marafon

  3. Have you read any interesting books lately?

    Чи читав ти останнім часом якісь цікаві книги? — brambury

    ruТы в последнее время читал какие-то интересные книги? — al_ex_an_der

    deHaben Sie in der letzten Zeit interessante Bücher gelesen? — MUIRIEL

  4. Why have you been so busy lately?

    Чому ти останнім часом такий зайнятий? — deniko

    ruПочему ты в последнее время так занят? — marafon

  5. I'm not feeling well lately.

    Останнім часом я не дуже добре почуваюся. — deniko

    ruЯ в последнее время не очень хорошо себя чувствую. — marafon

    deIn letzter Zeit geht es mir nicht gut. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Origin

From Middle English lately, latly, equivalent to late + -ly. Compare Old English lætlīċe (

From Middle English lately, latly, equivalent to late + -ly. Compare Old English lætlīċe (“slowly, tardily”), Middle Low German lātlîk (“careless, slack, sloppy”).

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Forms

latelier/more lately, lateliest/most lately
Comparativelatelier / more lately Lesson
Superlativelateliest / most lately

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Collocations

8 patterns
  • a lot lately
  • lot lately
  • busy lately
  • sleep lately
  • doing doing lately
  • well lately
  • much lately
  • doing lately

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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