recent

Of, belonging to, or occurring at a time immediately before the present.

Modern; new.

Of, relating to, or being the Holocene Epoch.

Of or pertaining to time just before the present; not long past in occurrence or existence; lately happening or being; newly appearing, done, or made: as, recent events; recent importations; recent memories; recent news; a recent speech.

Of modern date, absolutely or relatively; not of primitive or remote origin; belonging to or occurring in times not far removed.

Still fresh in quality or existence; not old or degenerate; unchanged by time: said of things liable to rapid change, as newly gathered plants or specimens in natural history.

In geology, of or pertaining to the epoch regarded as the present from a geological point of view.

Lately come; not long removed or separated.

Synonyms Late, Fresh, etc. See new.

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.