What does lately mean?

lately means "in the recent past".

How many syllables are in lately?

lately has 2 syllables: late-ly. The stress falls on "late". In IPA it is /ˈleɪtli/.

What is another word for lately?

Close synonyms include recently, late, of late, latterly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lately a common word?

lately is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

lately — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
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”
Synonymsrecently late of late latterly

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What does lately mean?: lately means "in the recent past".
How many syllables are in lately?: lately has 2 syllables: late-ly. The stress falls on "late". In IPA it is /ˈleɪtli/.

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