recently
US /ˈrisəntli/
Definition
in the recent past
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
We recently moved our headquarters to a larger building downtown.
Word Family
Synonyms
- latelyin the recent past
- of latehaving a meaning similar to recently
Collocations
- Easy recently bought a new laptopdescribing recently bought a new laptop (in the recent past)
- Medium recently appointed general managerdescribing recently appointed general manager (in the recent past)
- Hard address issues recently raised by regulatorsto deal with or direct attention to regarding issues recently raised by regulators
- Very Hard until quite recently unheard ofa collocation phrase: until quite recently unheard of
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