1 There seems to be some evidence that as of late (in the sense of recently) was perhaps a bit more common a century or two ago, but I think including as has never been the norm. For all that, I can't really imagine a context where OP's example "and as of late he has agreed to return home" would be considered "natural", even if we removed as.
LATE meaning: 1. (happening or being) near the end of a period of time: 2. (happening or arriving) after the…. Learn more.
Late means after the expected time, or at the end of a certain period of time. if you're late for a movie, you get to the theater after the film's already started. If you're a late sleeper, you make a habit of dozing long after your alarm goes off. When you're late, you're not on time.
of late. Recently, lately, as in She's been very quiet of late; is something wrong? This idiom uses late as a noun instead of an adjective, a usage dating from about 1250. The idiom dates from the early 1400s.
Of late is a slightly fancy way to say "lately." If you've gone out to the movies six times in the last week, you could say you've seen a lot of films of late. The adverb of late can be used anywhere you'd use words like recently or these days.
adverb as in latterly Compare Synonyms Synonyms Strong matches lately recently Weak matches a short time ago afresh anew in recent times just now new newly not long ago adverb as in new Compare Synonyms Synonyms
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