Of late: meaning, definitions and examples

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of late

[ ˌʌv ˈleɪt ]

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recently

Recently; not long ago.

Synonyms

in recent times, lately, recently

Examples of usage

I haven't seen him of late.
She has been quite busy of late.
They have been arguing a lot of late.

Translations

Translations of the word "of late" in other languages:

🇵🇹 recentemente

🇮🇳 हाल ही में

🇩🇪 in letzter Zeit

🇮🇩 baru-baru ini

🇺🇦 нещодавно

🇵🇱 ostatnio

🇯🇵 最近 (さいきん)

🇫🇷 récemment

🇪🇸 recientemente

🇹🇷 son zamanlarda

🇰🇷 최근에

🇸🇦 مؤخراً

🇨🇿 nedávno

🇸🇰 nedávno

🇨🇳 最近 (zuìjìn)

🇸🇮 nedavno

🇮🇸 nýlega

🇰🇿 жақында

🇬🇪 ბოლოს

🇦🇿 son vaxtlar

🇲🇽 recientemente

Word origin

The phrase 'of late' originated in Middle English and has been used since the 14th century. It is a combination of the preposition 'of' and the adjective 'late', indicating something that has occurred recently or not long ago.