recent

adjective

1. 1

   Having happened a short while ago.

2. 2

   Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.

3. 3

   Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called.

   “I met three recent graduates at the conference.”

4. 4

   Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.

5. 5

   (capitalised as "Recent") Of the Holocene, particularly pre-21st century.