recent

(noun) approximately the last 10,000 years. Synonyms: Holocene, Holocene epoch, Recent, Recent epoch.

(adj) new. Examples: "Recent graduates." "A recent addition to the house." "Recent buds on the apple trees."

(adj) of the immediate past or just previous to the present time. Synonyms: late(prenominal). Examples: "A late development." "Their late quarrel." "His recent trip to africa." "In recent months." "A recent issue of the journal."