in the recent past; "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"
Used in a Sentence
recently
How to use recently in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for recently.
Editorial note
My father recently died and while things like these may trigger some slight pain, that's just life.
Examples8
Definitions1
Parts of speech1
Quick take
in the recent past; "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 at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of recently gathered in one view.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for recently.
adverb
in the recent past; "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"
Example sentences
My father recently died and while things like these may trigger some slight pain, that's just life.
You won't realise it, but you can get your head down and 3 months later you haven't seen anyone recently, cos y'know, work.
Most recently I've re-written this system in Go and am working through some crazy performance issues there.
In what possible world is disabling an account that has recently exploited your live product in a very visible way not ok?
He recently went on some kind of insane power trip, completely disregarding the needs of his customers, putting me on unpaid leave for ... reporting an incident of fraud to a bank.
I was at an Mac/iOS conference recently where the Core Data iCloud talk morphed from a standard talk into a "here's the mic, anybody have any idea what's going on with this thing" affair.
I was kind of hoping that competitive pressure from Microsoft and Amazon and more recently Facebook would make us wake up collectively and start doing universal services.
I've a friend who spent a good deal of time recently in Khazakhstan, and she was very amused by my attempts to express my fears of the United States becoming an authoritarian police state.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use recently in a sentence?
My father recently died and while things like these may trigger some slight pain, that's just life.
What does recently mean?
in the recent past; "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"
What part of speech is recently?
recently is commonly used as adverb.