lately
In recent times
Lately means in the recent past, covering a period extending back from now: I haven't been sleeping well lately, Have you seen any good movies lately?
The word implies an ongoing or repeated situation rather than a single event—you wouldn't say "I went to the store lately" but might say "I've been going to the store a lot lately."
In the near past
past · previously · formerly · shortly · current · update · news · developments
In brief time
- eventuallyAt a later time
- earlierAt a prior time
- afterwardAt a subsequent time
- subsequentlyOccurring after something else
momentarily · imminently · ultimately · beforehand · presently · nowadays · currently · contemporaneously
Movement or work period
- transitionChange from one state
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- transformationThorough change in form
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
modification · alteration · adaptation · turning point · new direction · pivot · trend · movement
Becoming aware of
- realizingBecoming aware of something
- thinkingMental reasoning process
- observingPerceiving attentively
- reflectingBouncing back light
awareness · recognizing · considering · pondering · musing · self-awareness · realization · insight
recently
In the near past
freshly · past · previously · formerly · shortly · current · update · news · developments · events
soon
In brief time
- eventuallyAt a later time
- earlierAt a prior time
- afterwardAt a subsequent time
subsequently · momentarily · imminently · ultimately · beforehand · presently · nowadays · currently · contemporaneously · meantime
shift
Movement or work period
- transitionChange from one state
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- transformationThorough change in form
adjustment · modification · alteration · adaptation · turning point · new direction · pivot · trend · movement · progression
noticing
Becoming aware of
reflecting · awareness · recognizing · considering · pondering · musing · self-awareness · realization · insight · perspective
- recent pastyesterday, last week, last month, this morning, last night
- time expressionsnow, today, soon, tomorrow, yesterday
- time wordsminute, hour, day, now, soon
- adverbsquickly, slowly, very, really, now
- frequency wordsalways, never, often, sometimes, usually
- Timesmorning, afternoon, evening, night, noon
- too latePast the cutoff
- see you laterInformal farewell phrase
- running lateBehind expected arrival time
- sooner or laterAt an unspecified future time
- maybe laterTentative deferral response
- late nightTime near midnight
late, later, latest, belated, lateness, belatedly, belatedness, prelates