in recent years
prep. phr..prep. phr.. during the last few years up until now.
prep. phr.. a temporal prepositional phrase indicating a period of time extending from the recent past to the present moment.
In recent years, many people have started working from home.
The city has changed significantly in recent years due to the new technology hub.
In recent years, researchers have observed a marked increase in global temperatures, leading to more frequent extreme weather events.
usually placed at the beginning or end of a sentence and often used with the present perfect tense.
use this to help students transition from the simple past to the present perfect; it anchors the time frame in a way that connects the past to 'now'.
In the recent years, technology improved.In recent years, technology has improved.the definite article 'the' is usually omitted in this fixed phrase, and the present perfect is preferred for ongoing trends.