recent adjective

/ˈriː.sənt/ adj

Definition

happening or starting from a short time ago

Is that a recent photo?

Have you been following recent political events?

In recent times/years/months, etc. there has been an increase in the amount of violence on television.

(Definition of recent adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen

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