recently; lately; in recent times
Slightly formal; often used in news reports, essays, or formal speech to refer to recent trends or events. In casual conversation, 最近 (さいきん) is more common.
近来、この地域では地震が頻発している。
Recently, earthquakes have been occurring frequently in this region.
近来の技術革新は目覚ましい。
Recent technological innovations are remarkable.
近来 means 'recently, in recent years', the opposite time direction from 年来's 'for many years up to now', though both end in the kanji 来.
Compound of 近 (きん, 'near') and 来 (らい, 'coming'), literally 'coming near' in time, referring to the recent past up to the present.