Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Refers to something that has happened recently or in the near past
Lately
/ˈleɪtli/Synonyms:
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This word has no antonymsExamples:
'Then you have not been to sea lately?' 'No.Some of his excuses for absence lately had been pretty weak.Has he lost his vim lately, or what is it?'
Etymology:
From Middle English lately, from late + -ly. Late comes from Old English læt, læte, which means slow or tardy, and -ly is a common adverbial suffix forming adjectives and adverbs.
Usage Statistics:
22 mentions per 1 million words 
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