unlängst
Translation
recently, not long ago, lately
Examples
Ich habe ihn unlängst in der Stadt gesehen.
I saw him in the city recently.
Unlängst wurde ein neues Museum eröffnet.
A new museum was opened recently.
Grammar Patterns
unlängst + [sentence] recently... I recently read an interesting book.
Similar Words
Synonyms: kürzlich, neulich; Antonyms: einst (once), damals (back then)
Etymology
From un- (not) + längst (longest ago). Literally 'not the longest time ago'.
Memory Tips
Think of it as 'un-long-est' time ago, meaning the opposite of a long time ago, hence 'recently'.