Late and Recent

Late

Late adjective - Being far along in development.
Usage example: late impressionism gave rise to pointillism

Recent is a synonym for late in property topic. In some cases you can use "Recent" instead an adjective "Late", when it comes to topics like time, new. popular alternative

Nearby Words: lately, lateness

Recent

Recent adjective - Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time.
Usage example: a recent issue of the journal

Late is a synonym for recent in new topic. You can use "Late" instead an adjective "Recent", if it concerns topics such as property, current. popular alternative

Nearby Words: recently, recency

Both words in one sentence

  • By the time it was recorded for The Bends in late 1994, "Just shoot your gun" became "Just like your dad", due to Kurt Cobain's then-recent suicide by gun.
    Source: Too Soon
  • Late for School: Discredited in Anime and Manga due to overuse; current Japanese "How to Become a Shoujo Manga-ka" books specifically advise against using this trope, and more recent manga even lampshade how much of a cliche it is.
  • Pluto Is Expendable Shortly before his debut on The Late Show, Stephen Colbert posted this video on Youtube regarding recent photos of Pluto taken by New Horizons, complete with an interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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