Phrase guide

of late

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

In the recent past; recently; lately.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • I have not visited them of late, but I hear they are doing well.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in the recent past

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: recently, late, lately, latterly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 近來 /近来 (jìnlái) — recently
  • Chinese Mandarin: 最近 (zuìjìn) — recently
  • Czech: nedávno — recently
  • Dutch: de laatste tijd — recently
  • Finnish: hiljattain — recently
  • Finnish: äskettäin — recently
  • Finnish: viime aikoina — recently
  • French: récemment — recently
  • Galician: ultimamente — recently
  • German: in letzter Zeit — recently
  • Hungarian: az utóbbi időben — recently
  • Hungarian: mostanában — recently
  • Irish: le déanaí — recently
  • Italian: di recente — recently
  • Japanese: このごろ (konogoro) — recently
  • Japanese: 最近 (saikin) — recently
  • Latin: lātius — recently
  • Portuguese: recentemente — recently
  • Russian: в после́днее вре́мя (v poslédneje vrémja) — recently
  • Russian: неда́вно (nedávno) — recently
  • Spanish: últimamente — recently
  • Spanish: recientemente — recently
  • Swedish: på sistone — recently
  • Swedish: nyligen — recently
  • Thai: ช่วงนี้ — recently
  • Ukrainian: оста́ннім ча́сом (ostánnim čásom) — recently