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. 1 occurring or arriving after the correct or expected time. the train was late. 2 prenominal occurring, scheduled for, or being at a relatively advanced time. a late marriage. 3 prenominal towards or near the end. the late evening. 4 at an advanced time in the evening or at night. it was late. 5 prenominal occurring or being just previous to adj. lat·er, lat·est 1. a. Coming, occurring, continuing, or remaining after the correct, usual, or expected time; delayed: a late breakfast; a late meeting. See Synonyms at tardy. b. Occurring at an advanced hour, especially well into the evening or night: a late movie on television; the late flight to Denver. 2. Late or lately ? - English Grammar Today - a reference to written and spoken English grammar and usage - Cambridge Dictionary Mar 28, 2015. #10. Yeah, it should be " of late" and means " lately". "off-late" is a typo I guess. Thanks everybody for the explanation. Unfortunately, the discussion is not in the language that I can understand, but I catch the word " of late", and it is what I've been looking for. Thanks again! ZElFo.

off late or of late