lately

Definition

Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "I'd lately returned from Japan."
• "It's only lately that I've been well enough to get out of bed."
• "Ant. […]I am content : ſo he will let me haue / The other halfe in vſe, to render it / Vpon his death, vnto the Gentleman / That lately ſtole his daughter. / Two things prouided more,[…]"