late (lāt) 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 or toward the end or
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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.
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off late or of late