recently

Definition

  • adverb: during the period of time that has just passed
  • adverb: during a 'recent' period of time
  • synonyms: newly, lately, freshly

Examples

  • I was going to paint the room white, but more 'recently' I've been considering a light blue.

  • Until 'recently' I had no idea where I would end up finding a job.

  • I saw him 'recently' for the first time in many years.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - No. Look at that. - That look like new grass to you? - Pretty green for this climate. Ground's dry about an inch down. This was laid recently. The equipment's brand-new, too. No irrigation system. Somebody's covering their tracks. Hey! Hey! (..)
    1998 The X Files
  • (..) While we've been waiting, we've seen surveillance tapes that raise more concerns. More concerns than what? We have been forced to reassess our role in colonization... ...by recently presented facts of biology. The virus has mutated. Into what? A new extraterrestrial biological entity. My God... (..)
    1998 The X Files