[adverb] [not gradable]Lately means recently.Have you been doing anything interesting lately?We lived in Manchester until lately.The factory has been sold just lately to a small engineering firm.(formal) Dr Averley, lately (also late) of (= until recently working at) Newcastle General Hospital, will be joining us next month.
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Meaning of LATELY in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012