Lately
/ˈleɪt.li/ adv, slang
adv, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since.
"I'd lately returned from Japan."
- 2 In a late manner; after-the-fact. slang
"Don't try to come lately and change your answer now after you've heard everyone else's response."
- 3 Formerly.
"David George Philip Cholmondeley, The Marquess of CHOLMONDELEY, K.C.V.O., lately Lord Great Chamberlain, Royal Household."
Adverb
- 1 in the recent past wordnet
Example
More examples"Muiriel likes to annoy me lately."
Etymology
From Middle English lately, latly, equivalent to late + -ly. Compare Old English lætlīċe (“slowly, tardily”), Middle Low German lātlîk (“careless, slack, sloppy”).