English Online Dictionary. What means lately? What does lately mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English lately, latly, equivalent to late + -ly. Compare Old English lætīċe (“slowly, tardily”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleɪt.li/
- Rhymes: -eɪtli
- Hyphenation: late‧ly
Adverb
lately (comparative latelier or more lately, superlative lateliest or most lately)
- Recently; not long ago; of late.
- I'd lately returned from Japan.
- It's only lately that I've been well enough to get out of bed.
- (slang) In a late manner; after-the-fact.
- (of a peer) Formerly.
Synonyms
- freshly, lately; see also Thesaurus:recently
Derived terms
- Johnny-come-lately
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References
Anagrams
- Talley, lealty, yell at