recently

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UK /ˈɹiːsənt.li/ US /ˈɹi.sənt.li/

adv 2

Collocations

ADJ.

bad, expanded, firm, juvenile, rough

The firm recently expanded its operations into three new European markets.

VERB + RECENTLY

changed, commenced, cooking, edge, fallen, happened, haven't, heard

My business has recently commenced operations in three new European markets.

RECENTLY + NOUN

delinquency, products

The company launched several recently developed products that exceeded all customer expectations.

PREP.

about, from, in, on, until, up, with

I haven't heard from my old school friends recently.

ADV.

only, quite, rapidly, suddenly

I've only recently started learning to cook, but I'm already enjoying it.

Definitions

adv

In the recent past

My recently published book about the life stories of recently-arrived immigrants.

The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.

In the recent past

I haven't been sleeping well recently.

Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."

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Synonyms

adverb — in the recent past

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

My recently published book about the life stories of recently-arrived immigrants.

Wiktionary

The Japanese Archipelago, fringing the eastern edge of Asia, has a rich avifauna, including what is probably the rarest bird in the world - the Toki or Japanese Crested Ibis, and one of the most recen

Wiktionary

I haven't slept well recently.

Tatoeba · #18679

I've been on edge recently.

Tatoeba · #18709

She has improved her skill in cooking recently.

Tatoeba · #18714

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