The meaning of RECENTLY is during a recent period of time : lately. How to use recently in a sentence.
After languishing in obscurity for many years, her early novels have recently been rediscovered. Until recently the civil war had been largely unreported in the press.
RECENTLY definition: a relatively short time ago, or during the last short while; lately. See examples of recently used in a sentence.
Recently and newly are both used to indicate that something happened only a short time ago. There is no difference in meaning, but newly can only be used with an '-ed' form, usually in front of a noun.
happening or done a short while ago: We recently returned home. occurring, appearing, or starting a short while ago: Recent events suggest that peace is at hand. lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events; a recent trip. not long past: in recent years. of or belonging to a time not long past. Holocene. See table under geologic time. n.
(referring to a time period starting in the recent past and including the present) in recent times. I haven't been sleeping well recently.
If you have done something recently or if something happened recently, it happened only a short time ago. The bank recently opened a branch in Germany. It is only fairly recently that historians have begun to investigate the question. He was until very recently the most powerful banker in the city.