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Definition of lately adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lately

adverb
 
 
/ˈleɪtli/
 
/ˈleɪtli/
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  1. recently; in the recent past
    • Have you seen her lately?
    • It's only lately that he's been well enough to go out.
    • (British English) I haven't been sleeping well just lately.
    • She had lately returned from India.
    Topics Timeb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLately is used with these verbs:
    • read
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    Word OriginOld English lætlīce ‘slowly, tardily’ (see late, -ly).
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