recently

in the recent past

• “he was in Paris recently”
• “lately the rules have been enforced”
• “as late as yesterday she was fine”
• “feeling better of late”
• “the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also”

very recently

• “they are newly married”
• “newly raised objections”
• “a newly arranged hairdo”
• “grass new washed by the rain”
• “a freshly cleaned floor”
• “we are fresh out of tomatoes”