► recentlynot long ago: Holman was on a talk show discussing her recently published book. He was until recently the senior manager.
► just only a few minutes, hours, or days ago: The show just started last week – you’ve only missed one episode.
► a little while ago (also a short while ago formal) only a few minutes, hours, or days ago: Ned called a little while ago.
► lately in the recent past: I haven’t been to any museums lately.
► freshly used to say that something was recently cooked, picked, etc.: The kitchen was filled with the smell of freshly baked bread.
► newly used to say that something happened recently, or that something was made, done, etc. recently: Even the newly elected governor of New York attended the dinner. There was a fire in a newly built church downtown.