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. The U.S. finished with 221 points, two points clear of the International team, which finished with 219. Europe, the Day 1 leader captained by 2011 Open champion Darren Clarke, finished third, with 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. OF LATE definition: You use of late to refer to an event or state of affairs that happened or began to exist | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. until after the usual time or hour; until an advanced hour, especially of the night: to work late. at or to an advanced time, period, or stage: The flowers keep their blossoms late in warm climates. recently but no longer: a man late of Chicago, now living in Philadelphia. Merriam-Webster unabridged. Synonyms for OF LATE: late, just, now, lately, new, newly, recently, only; Antonyms of OF LATE: before, early, earlier, previously, ago, formerly, anciently, heretofore. .

off late or of late