lately
US /ˈleɪtli/
adverb Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
in the recent past
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Business has been very busy lately because of the holiday season.
Synonyms
- recentlyin the recent past
- of latehaving a meaning similar to lately
Collocations
- Easy see someone latelyto see someone lately, meaning to perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
- Medium have arrived latelyto possess, experience, or hold regarding arrived lately
- Hard trends observed latelyto trends observed lately, meaning to turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- Very Hard preoccupied with concerns latelyto preoccupied with concerns lately, meaning to engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
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