in recent memory
Within recall's reach
In recent memory means within the time span that people currently alive can recall.
The phrase typically emphasizes that something is notable or unprecedented among comparable events: the worst hurricane in recent memory, the first time in recent memory that the team has won.
How far back "recent memory" extends depends on context—it might mean a few years or several decades.
- recallMemory retrieval act
- contemporaryOf the present age
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- bittersweetnessMingled joy and sorrow
- this morningEarlier part of today
nostalgia · reminiscence · recollection · yesterday · last week · current · modern · anniversary · poignancy · regret · joy · sorrow · pride · unprecedented · once in a lifetime · longing · fresh · the other day
in recent memorylong ago
In the distant past
time immemorial · ages ago · eons ago · in living memory · way back when
in recent memorygoing forward
From this point onward
in the near future · hereafter · in due course · down the road · prospectively
recent, memory, recently, recency, memo, memoir, memoirs, memorable, memorably