Lately and Once

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Lately adverb - Not long ago.

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Once and lately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Once" instead an adverb "Lately".

Nearby Words: late, lateness

Once adverb - At an earlier or previous time.

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Lately and once are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lately" instead an adverb "Once".

You have her grandparents, who aren't suspicious in the slightest that their once-well-behaved grandchild has been acting out lately, and who choose to believe a girl who is a known liar over her.

Source: Series / Hollyoaks
In order to speed things up, lately they've collected multiple Powers all at once; for example, Gokai Silver's Humongous Mecha is the Greater Power for Timeranger, Zyuranger, and Abaranger all at once.

Source: Series / Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
Once he says it's delicious, she asks him if he's seen his dog lately, heavily implying that's what he ate.

Source: I Ate WHAT?!

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Once and Lately. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lately/once

Lately & Once. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lately/once>.

Once or Lately. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lately/once.

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