Dictionary / Vocabulary / ごく最近
ごくさいきん
very recently; in the very recent past
Also written 極最近
石油が化学製品の材料として用いられるようになったのはごく最近のことである。
It is only recently that crude oil has come to be used to make chemical products.
これがごく最近私の蔵書に加わった本です。
This is the latest acquisition to my library.
ごく最近まで、先進国の人々は環境にさほど気にかけてはいなかった。
Until quite recently, people in developed countries didn't care much about the environment.