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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈleɪtli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈleɪtli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lāt′lē)

late•ly /ˈleɪtli/USA pronunciation adv.

of late;
recently;
not long since;
in the recent past:Lately I haven't been feeling well.

late•ly (lāt′lē),USA pronunciation adv.

of late;
recently;
not long since:He has been very grouchy lately.

bef. 1000; Middle English latli; Old English lætlīce; see late, -ly

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lately /ˈleɪtlɪ/ adv

in recent times; of late

'lately' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Johnny-come-lately - late - latterly - newly - angle - around - brain - contact - light - modern - new - new-fashioned - oblate - penicillate - prolate - recent - up - stellate

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Synonyms: recently, of late, these days, in recent times, more...

Collocations: have not [seen, heard from] her lately, has not been [seen] lately, have not had much [joy, success] lately, more...

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