Of, belonging to, or occurring at a time immediately before the present, Of late origin, existence, or occurrence; lately come; not of remote date, antiquated style, or the like; not already known, familiar, worn out, trite, etc.; fresh; novel; new; modern, of the immediate past or just previous to the present time, noun_ approximately the last 10,000 years

in the recent past, Recently; not long ago

Having recently occupied a position or place, Not long past; happening not long ago; recent, Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; recently deceased, departed, or gone out of office, adverb_ Not long ago; lately, Far in the night, day, week, or other particular period, after the proper or available time; when the time or opportunity is past, noun_ Manner; behavior, A sound; voice, informal A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place late in the day or at night

information reported in a newspaper or news magazine, the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins, A report of recent occurrences; information of something that has lately taken place, or of something before unknown; fresh tidings; recent intelligence, noun plural_ New information of any kind, A presentation of such information, as in a newspaper or on a newscast, Information about recent events or happenings, especially as reported by means of newspapers, websites, radio, television, and other forms of media