Recently Meaning in English

word · lemma: recent

US

/ˈɹisənɫi/

REE-suhn-lee

UK

/ɹˈiːsəntli/

REE-suhnt-lee

التعريف

At a time not long ago; in the near past. It is used to talk about something that happened or changed a short time before now.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in everyday and formal English. Often used with present perfect ('I’ve recently started') and past simple when the time is understood. 'Lately' is similar but often suggests an ongoing pattern, while 'recently' more often points to a specific change or event.

• Spanish: recientemente - hace poco
• Portuguese (BR): recentemente - há pouco tempo
• Portuguese (PT): recentemente - há pouco tempo
• Chinese (Simplified): 最近 - 不久前
• Chinese (Traditional): 最近 - 不久前
• Hindi: हाल ही में
• Arabic: مؤخرًا - في الآونة الأخيرة
• Bengali: সম্প্রতি
• Russian: недавно
• Japanese: 最近
• Vietnamese: gần đây
• Korean: 최근에
• Turkish: son zamanlarda - yakın zamanda
• Urdu: حال ہی میں
• Indonesian: baru-baru ini

جمل نموذجية

I moved here recently.

basic

She recently got a new job.

basic

Have you seen Tom recently?

basic

I’ve been really busy recently, so sorry if I’ve been hard to reach.

natural

Nothing big changed overnight — the problems started recently and kept growing.

natural

We only recently found out that the store was closing.

natural