"В последнее время" или "последнее время"

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I've seen expressions like this, with, and without the "в"

В первый раз— Я в первый раз здесь.

Первый раз — Я первый раз здесь.

В последнее время— я в последнее время стала очень ленивой."

Последнее время— я последнее время стала очень нервной."

Is there a difference in meaning?

every of the variants are correct, to me they sound like synonyms — Dmitry Koroliov, May 29, 2016 at 14:29
The same question: rus.stackexchange.com/questions/2750/… "в первый раз" is older. In these examples (I think) "в первый раз" is more bookish, and "первый раз" is more colloquial. — User_se_2016, May 29, 2016 at 17:53
It's the same as: It's my first time in here. I'm here for the first time You can say either way. — Tempteh, May 29, 2016 at 20:50
I don't know, if I knew anything more significant, I would have posted an answer. But from the point of an ordinary native speaker I can assure you, that some 99% of the native speakers do not see any difference between these variants — Dmitry Koroliov, May 30, 2016 at 1:41

Avi Gordon · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-06 09:00:50Z

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Although the variants omitting "в" are widely used they are colloquial and grammatically incorrect.

answered Jun 6, 2016 at 9:00

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Vladislav · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-30 14:46:36Z

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В первый раз— Я в первый раз здесь. Первый раз — Я первый раз здесь.

they are both correct but second is more common. And first is more emotional a little bit.

And I've not got it

В последнее время— я в последнее время стала очень ленивой."

Последнее раз— я в последнее время стала очень нервной."

answered May 30, 2016 at 14:46

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