# recently

Pronunciation: say "REE-suhnt-lee" /ˈɹiːsəntli/

## Adverb

1. At a time not long before the present, or during a period of time that began not long ago and continues to now; lately.
   - Simple: Not long ago, or during the time just before now.
   - _The committee recently approved the funding for the new library._
   - _She had recently returned from a long trip abroad when we met._

## Origin

Formed from "recent" combined with the suffix "-ly".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/recently (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).