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latterly

latterly

1 6.2
In the recent past
  • adverb
  • /ˈlætərli/
  • UK
translation icon : recientemente
  • No, it has done more latterly, but that's because I'm getting older, I think.

No, it has done more latterly, but that's because I'm getting older, I think.

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Examples

  • It surveys in full and dispassionately what has latterly happened to criminal justice in this country.

  • However, it's been traditional that the minority should have a chance to offer one substitute (latterly, via an MTR).

    Blog text (1)

  • Having done the rounds through the private sector, the NHS, and latterly the Civil Service.

    Blog text (1)

  • And then latterly Paul Burrell, the former Butler.

  • Latterly, the Berkeley geographer David R. Stoddart has been a scholar-guest.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Latterly, the 53-year-old has been part of a government-funded project to assess and tackle the still low take-up of direct payments and personal budgets among mental health service users, relative to other client groups.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The MRCGP exam went through a number of incarnations and latterly included a video component—to pass the exam you had to submit a video of your consultations, which was marked according to a set of criteria.

    Academic text (2010)

  • He stayed there for six years, latterly working for the Mail.

  • In doing so, FlixBus (and latterly FlixMobility) has tapped into an interesting segment of the world of transportation.

Synonyms

recently
vslatterly
∞ 1.0

A short time before now

focuses on the later portion of a period not just any recent event
lately
vslatterly
∞ 1.0

In the period just before now

refers to the later part of a discussed period rather than the immediate past
of late
vslatterly
91 3.3

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

signals a later phase under discussion rather than general recent time

Antonyms

previously
625 1.1

At an earlier time than now or the time mentioned

long ago
521 1.0

A long time in the past

How Recent

just now
278 1.0
latterly
  • UK
1 6.2
earlier
4 1.0
formerly
161 1.9

Surface Forms

latterly positive

Morphology

latterly = latter (transparent) = latter + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'latter', yielding 'in the later/recent period', which is directly derivable from the base.

Etymology

The word latterly comes from latter, which is related to later and late and means the 'more recent' part of a time. So, latterly means 'in the later time' or 'recently'.