late·ly

[leyt-lee]
adverb
of late; recently; not long since: He has been very grouchy lately.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English latli; Old English lætlīce; see late, -ly

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lately (ˈleɪtlɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adv
in recent times; of late

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Example sentences
Lately, however, the manuscripts have begun to trickle out into the world.
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Lately, though, these adjectives hardly spring to mind when company bosses are
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