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as of late

as of late

16 3.5
Recently, in the past few weeks or months
  • idiom
translation icon : últimamente
  • As of late, I've been trying to eat healthier and exercise more.

So following that, we have one of my favorite authors as of late, which is Alex E Harrow.

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Examples

  • As of late October, the DOJ was still considering whether to appeal the Connecticut ruling.

    Academic text (2009)
  • As you know, Apple Maps have made quite a lot of people unhappy as of late.

    Blog text (10)
  • I think it's about on par with what performance was like before, but as of late, this is a lot better.

  • One of the hardest things for me as of late has been managing the brand from a different perspective.

  • Like my content as of late has been a bit subpar.

  • You can't get a job without a phone number or, as of late, an email address.

    Blog text (9)
  • Also, my sewing machine has been acting up a bit as of late.

    Blog text (14)
  • I have been sensing a lot of tension as of late, both in real life and online.

    Blog text (9)
  • The Nuggets have been catching fire as of late as well.

    Blog text (11)
  • We've also seen them play better as of late, at times making some key stops to preserve victories.

    Blog text (6)

Synonyms

recently
vsas of late
1.0

A short time before now

is the same meaning but usually appears in a short conversational phrase
lately
vsas of late
1.0

In the period just before now

is the same meaning but often used in a brief fixed phrase
of late
vsas of late
91 3.3

Happening in the recent past, in the last few weeks or months

is the same meaning but adds an initial extra word

Antonyms

625 1.1

At an earlier time than now or the time mentioned

521 1.0

A long time in the past

How Recent

just now
278 1.0
as of late
16 3.5
long ago
521 1.0

Surface Forms

as of late positive

Morphology

as + of + late

The phrase is compositionally built from the temporal marker 'as of' plus 'late' meaning 'recently,' so the overall meaning 'recently' is directly derivable from the constituents. This follows a standard temporal composition pattern (akin to 'of late') that a B1 learner who knows the individual words would readily understand.

Etymology

As of late comes from a simple time image: as of means 'from' and late means 'recently', like pointing to the most recent days on a calendar. So, the phrase is used to mean 'recently'.