What does lately mean?

Definitions for lately
ˈleɪt lilate·ly

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word lately.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. recently, late, lately, of late, latterlyadverb

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. latelyadverb

    Recently; not long ago.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Latelyadverb

    Not long ago.

    Etymology: from late.

    Paul found a certain Jew named Aquila, lately come from Italy. Acts xviii. 1.

Wikipedia

  1. Lately

    Lately is a ballad recorded by American R&B girl group Divine. The song was released as the group's debut single in August 1998 and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US. The gospel-inspired song was eventually released to international markets, but it failed to make as big an impact elsewhere as it did in North America.

ChatGPT

  1. lately

    Lately is an adverb that is used to refer to a recent period of time or a particular event or situation that has happened not long ago or is still happening.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Latelyadverb

    not long ago; recently; as, he has lately arrived from Italy

Wikidata

  1. Lately

    "Lately" is a ballad recorded by American R&B girl group Divine. The song was released as the group's debut single in 1998 and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the USA. The gospel-inspired song was eventually released to international markets, but it failed to make as big of an impact as it did in North America.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. LATELY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lately is ranked #102688 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Lately surname appeared 175 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Lately.

    88% or 154 total occurrences were Black.
    5.1% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    4% or 7 total occurrences were White.

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'lately' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4224

Anagrams for lately »

  1. lealty

  2. yell at

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lately in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lately in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of lately in a Sentence

  1. Tom Waits:

    I've been riding on the crest of a slump lately.

  2. Taylor Langford:

    Lately its getting worse. This is a whole new level.

  3. Elvis Picardo:

    The implications of a rise in royalty rates would be quite negative for the Canadian energy sector, coming as it would at a time of unprecedented turmoil caused by the plunge in crude oil prices, the incipient recovery we have been seeing lately in the energy sector could well be quashed.

  4. Sayyed Muhammad Akbar Agha:

    There have been a lot of rumors lately about him. Some people are saying that he is not alive, i think the Taliban thought it was an important time to release his biography to give assurances that he is alive and present.

  5. Kris Jenner:

    Chadwick Boseman More Kim Kardashian replied, using laughing, fire, and heart emojis. West, 40, has been making headlines lately for his controversial tweets about slavery, President Donald Trump, and more, prompting many of his famous friends, includingJohn Legend, to speak out. From Chadwick Boseman to Donald Glover -- All the Men Who Styled Up The Met Gala ! Kim’s momager, Kris Jenner, who also attended The Met Gala, recently spoke outabout West on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. I think that anything Kris Jenner does – and I just think this is important to say is – Kris Jenner always does things with really good intentions.

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