Lately meaning in English
Learn how to use Lately correctly with Gymglish.
Test and improve your English. Start your free trial today.
TEST YOUR ENGLISH
Free trial and no commitment to buy
4,7 on App Store, Play Store and Trustpilot
More than 8 million learners worldwide
Definition
lately: recently, of late, in recent times, not long ago
-Have you seen any good movies lately? -Yes, I saw a great one yesterday.
Examples
- "You're awfully indecisive lately."
- "To say thank you for all your hard work lately, and to celebrate our moderately successful first quarter sales, I'm pleased to announce that the senior staff of the Delavigne Corporation will be taking a team-building trip this weekend!"
- "There seem to be a lot of light bulbs which need replacing lately, especially in the girls' offices."
- "Warbuckle : Well, as you know, Pedro, I've had my share of legal difficulties lately, and these vultures want to destroy my reputation."
- "Sigourney : Welcome everyone to my podcast "Weevil's people", my weekly spotlight on people who have been in the news lately."
- "Seriously, seriously, has anyone been to the airport lately?"
- "I've had a lot of things on my mind lately."
- "It's been a year since the Italians won the World Cup in Germany, and lately there has been some exciting football being played in Argentina."
- "I really apologize for the delay, but I've been working non-stop lately on reconfiguring the network, and I didn't have a chance to search for the keyboard until this afternoon."
Exercise 1
Complete the following sentences using words or phrases from the interview you have just heard.
"How is your brother? I haven’t seen him ."
"I don’t buy music CDs any more. I just what I want from the internet."
"How is your brother? I haven’t seen him ."
"I don’t buy music CDs any more. I just what I want from the internet."
Complete the following sentences using words or phrases from the interview you have just heard.
"How is your brother? I haven’t seen him lately 1."
"I don’t buy music CDs any more. I just download 2 what I want from the internet."
"How is your brother? I haven’t seen him lately 1."
"I don’t buy music CDs any more. I just download 2 what I want from the internet."
1 lately: "Lately" is the right answer here. This term is used to describe "recent events" or things which happened "not long ago". Example: "I haven't been feeling well lately: I've been ill for two weeks".
2 download: "Download" is the answer we were looking for here. To "download" is to transfer files or other data from a server onto one's own computer. Example: "My mother was angry when she found all the videos I had downloaded onto our family computer".
Exercise 2
Let's take a look at 2 very important terms from this email.
This expression describes being "punctual" or "arriving at the correct hour".
Bruno expects everyone to be for the meeting. (2 words)
This term describes the opposite of "punctual": to arrive after a scheduled time or date.
I arrived to the meeting, and consequently I did not get any bagels.
This expression describes being "punctual" or "arriving at the correct hour".
Bruno expects everyone to be for the meeting. (2 words)
This term describes the opposite of "punctual": to arrive after a scheduled time or date.
I arrived to the meeting, and consequently I did not get any bagels.
Let's take a look at 2 very important terms from this email.
This expression describes being "punctual" or "arriving at the correct hour".
Bruno expects everyone to be on time 1 for the meeting. (2 words)
This term describes the opposite of "punctual": to arrive after a scheduled time or date.
I arrived late 2 to the meeting, and consequently I did not get any bagels.
This expression describes being "punctual" or "arriving at the correct hour".
Bruno expects everyone to be on time 1 for the meeting. (2 words)
This term describes the opposite of "punctual": to arrive after a scheduled time or date.
I arrived late 2 to the meeting, and consequently I did not get any bagels.
1 on time: "To be on time (for a meeting)" is to arrive at the meeting in a punctual manner, or at the scheduled meeting time. Bruno instructs Brian to "make sure (he's) on time" for his appointment with Harold Warbuckle.
2 late: "(To arrive) late (to an appointment)" is to arrive after the scheduled time of the appointment, or after it was supposed to begin. Bruno informs Brian that he "will be running a bit late" for the meeting with Warbuckle. "To run late" or "to be running late" is to be behind schedule. For example: I am running very late because of the traffic downtown. Please start dinner without me.
Still unsure of the best way to use 'Lately'? Improve your English thanks to our online English lessons. We offer a free test as well as a free level assessment!
What our users say:
Test your English with Gymglish today and get a free level assessment
Absolutely free - no strings attached.
