lately

«lately» in Mova's school dictionary: Recently; in the time just before now: I have been tired… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

1) Recently; in the time just before now: I have been tired lately. tree →

2) (rare, old-fashioned) Not long ago; formerly: lately of London. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in everyday talk about things that have been happening over the last days or weeks, usually with «have been» or «has»: «What have you been up to lately?». It tells the reader something is a recent pattern, not a single event. Phrases: just lately, of late (formal), lately I have noticed.

examples

• Have you seen Sam lately? tree →
• It has been really rainy lately. tree →
• Lately I have been reading lots of mystery books. tree →
• My little brother has been grumpy lately. tree →
• What have you been up to lately? tree →
• The bus has been late a lot lately. tree →
• Prices have gone up lately. tree →
• Just lately, the cat has started sleeping on my bed. tree →
• By the way, what sort of weather have you been having lately?" tree →

note

Usually used with the present perfect («have been», «has gone»), not with a single past moment: say «I saw her recently», not «I saw her lately». Do not confuse with «late» (after the right time) or «later» (after this time). «Lately» does NOT mean «in a late way».

In the corpora

• Lately boys from both streets had started looking at Maddie «oddly».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lately» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.