of late

Idioms and Phrases

Recently, lately, as in She's been very quiet of late; is something wrong? This idiom uses late as a noun instead of an adjective, a usage dating from about 1250. The idiom dates from the early 1400s.

Example Sentences

USC has struggled to stop passing attacks of late, even when its secondary has been healthy.

From Los Angeles Times

The phenomenon has grown so popular of late that Yosemite officials say a growing number of visitors have destroyed natural vegetation and disturbed habitats while battling for parking and viewing spaces.

From Los Angeles Times

The photos are from different points of the pair's decades-long friendship from the "Full House" days to the present day, including an image of late "Full House" star Bob Saget.

From Salon

Susan Eubanks, the mother of late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington, said the band promised to tell her if the group was getting back together.

From Los Angeles Times

Registered Republican voters outnumbered registered Democrats by 383 people as of late October, according to the Orange County Registrar of Voters.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• anew
• once more