Idiom

[Santhoshrao]

Hi,

How do I use idiom 'of late'

I discovered in a website that 'of late' means Recently, lately.

I am bit puzzuled !!

[moggy]

Hi,

How do I use idiom 'of late'

I discovered in a website that 'of late' means Recently, lately.

I am bit puzzuled !!

I'm not sure that "of late" qualifies as an idiom, but the definition you give is correct enough. How would you use it? Here are a couple of examples.

I've been collecting stamps of late.

He's been acting strangely of late.

The weather has improved of late.

It's a substitute for recently as you've discovered.
Moggy.
By the way; there's only one "u" in puzzled!