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What does lately mean?

Definitions in simple English

lately Adverb

— If something has happened lately, it happened not long ago. This usually for something that might happen more than once. Have you seen her lately? I haven't seen her in weeks. There has been a lot of rain lately, too much for me.

lately

— adverb (= recently, late, of late, latterly) in the recent past he was in Paris recently lately the rules have been enforced as late as yesterday she was fine feeling better of late the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also

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lately English » English

recently newly of late freshly not long ago latterly just other day late the other day just now already nowadays this time the last time previously presently often now just recently during this time currently ultimately these days soon after soon some time ago recent only just on this occasion not long after new most recently modern just after in recent times frequently during this period before long before at the time at the present time as of late anew 1.

Topics lately topics

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States Time Aspectual time

Past

What words refer to the past?

past before in the past in years gone by in the times of our fathers in our father's/grandparent's/ancestor's time was (being/doing/happening) lately

States Time Aspectual time Past

Recently

What words indicate that something has been happening up until now?

recently lately in recent weeks/months in the last/past few weeks/months for the last/past few weeks/months

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How do I use lately in a sentence?

Simple sentences

What's the craziest thing you've done lately?

I've been dreaming a lot lately.

Have you had problems with anyone lately?

Have you talked to them lately?

There's been a lot noise around here lately.

I haven't talked with Tom lately.

Muiriel likes to annoy me lately.

I have seen much of him lately.

I haven't seen anything of her lately.

By the way, have you seen him lately?

By the way, have you heard from him lately?

The chicken hasn't laid eggs lately.

I'm not feeling well lately.

Have you read any interesting books lately?

A lot of companies are going under lately because banks are so tight with their money.

I haven't been getting enough sleep lately.

I haven't seen anything of him lately.

I have not seen anything of Elizabeth lately.

Have you heard from your sister lately?

These bank employees seem so politely insolent lately. I wonder what's behind it.

I have seen little of him lately.

Lately, I've been letting my English go. It seems I'll never improve at it, no matter how many years I study.

Lately, we see crows everywhere.

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You seem sort of cold towards her lately.

You've just been so different lately.

I know that I have been very intrusive lately, but you have honestly saved my life.

Have you, or a colleague, or a friend worn it lately?

Theory's all very well and good, Sister, but lately, every time I've offered you a practice drive, you've made excuses and refused.

But at least you got to see your father, which is more than I can say for your own kids, lately.

All right, I don't know what's been going on with him lately, he's been acting out.

Not lately. Why?

I. only, things have gone wrong lately, and one's got to live, you know.

I've been feeling frightened lately.

Say, who's been tying your tie lately?

Have you had any blood tests lately?

You've been acting very strangely lately, my fine lady. and I'm not going to stand for it.

Haven't seen you around the house lately.

You've been odd, lately.

Lately, they've become like the Freemasons.

The current director, who was also the founder, was able to build it in a single generation. But strangely, no one has actually seen the director lately.

Who's been tying your tie lately?

Read any good books lately?

You're becoming awfully disagreeable lately.

Van Ness and I got some leopard lately.

Only very lately on me.

He's knocking them cold lately.

He's been in my cards lately, but never quite so close.

As you can see, Scott, there's been some interesting developments lately.

Yes. I haven't been feeling well lately. I'm ready for any bad news, but I hope it's not a serious disease.

Lately I get so many of these appointments.

How've you been doing lately?

The police haven't been able to find me in my usual haunts lately, have they?

Something's been the matter with me lately.

Henry hasn't seen me lately.

You ain't been in lately.

What's the matter with you lately?

And his skin is yellow, lately.

You know, you're becoming awfully disagreeable lately.

News and current affairs

Bush still refuses to talk to either of them, and has lately been having US troops arrest Iranian agents in Iraq.

China has lately taken more to the spotlight than to the shadows.

Lately, however, the continent has reached an ideological impasse over how to address the problem, with environmental sustainability and growth often portrayed as being mutually exclusive.

You can add this to the list of previously unthinkable things that we have witnessed lately.

Lately, Ms. He Qinglian, a well-known author, journalist, and critic of China's reforms has been watched daily by as many as twelve agents.

This could disturb the unusual calm that lately has been comforting equity markets.

There has been little mutual trust lately between the governments of Russia and the European Union.

But the fact that reforms and actions were undertaken only lately, and under the pressure of acute crisis, is a sobering reminder of the difficulty of reaching consensus.

The problem for Greece is that what little export growth it has experienced lately is largely illusory, as it has come mostly from petroleum products.

Undermining the sector's economic contribution further is the fact that global commodity prices, on which shipping rates depend, have lately been declining.

The good news is that regional crisis-management tools have lately been strengthened considerably, especially since the summer of 2012, when the euro came very close to collapsing.

Bilateral trade agreements have been gaining traction lately.

Lately, of course, the fundamentals have reversed somewhat, and the speculative frenzy has reversed even more.

It could also draw in major Sunni powers, such as Egypt and Turkey, which have at times been dominant in the region, but lately have been disengaged.

In addition to a well-documented growth slowdown, China has lately experienced considerable stock-market turmoil and currency devaluation.

Still, there have been more moments lately that favor Huxley's vision of political order over that of Orwell.

One prominent argument lately has been that what is needed most is Keynesian economic stimulus - for example, deficit spending.

Emerging countries have fared better, but they, too, have started to flounder lately.

You can't treat your customers as badly as the United States has done lately if they can go elsewhere.

Indeed, lately Xi seems to have softened his tone, if not necessarily his diplomatic line.

Indeed, Chinese media have lately been directing a relentless stream of vitriol at Li.

Indeed, Chinese diplomacy has been busy lately in trilateral talks with Pakistan and Afghanistan aimed at achieving reconciliation with the Taliban.

Lately, economies at all stages of development were pressured by the world financial establishments - national and international, official and private -- to liberalize financial markets and make their currencies fully convertible.

But that growth has lately slowed substantially, leading many to question whether economists spoke too soon when we labeled them the new engines of global economic growth.

The SDR has been in the news again lately, owing to debate about whether the IMF should add the Chinese renminbi to the basket of currencies that determine the unit's value.

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