Answer: yesteryear

AnswerCrossword Clue
YESTERYEARTime not long past
YESTERYEARThe recent past
YESTERYEARNot too long ago
YESTERYEAR1953.
YESTERYEARPast time: Poet.
YESTERYEARRecent past.
YESTERYEARYore
YESTERYEARIn the recent past
yesteryearlast year, or the past in general
yesteryearLast year or the recent past, esp. as nostalgically recalled