Any more examples of ここ as a time reference?


I recently heard the phrases  
ここ最近 ("somewhat lately"/"these recent days") and  
ここ二日ぐらい（"these past 2 days or so").

I had never heard ここ used in this way before, and I was wondering if anyone
knew of other phrases or examples which use ここ to mark time in this way.




It is actually a common usage of 「ここ」. Off the top of my head, we say the
following quite often.

・「ここのところ」(informally,「ここんとこ」) = "these days", "recently", etc.

・「ここしばらく」 ＝ "for some time now", "for some time to come", etc.

・「ここ一番{いちばん}」 ＝ "at the critical moment”

・「ここ（ぞ）という時{とき}」 = "at a (good) chance", "at an important moment", etc.




It is actually a common usage of 「ここ」. Off the top of my head, we say the
following quite often.

・「ここのところ」(informally,「ここんとこ」) = "these days", "recently", etc.

・「ここしばらく」 ＝ "for some time now", "for some time to come", etc.

・「ここ一番{いちばん}」 ＝ "at the critical moment”

・「ここ（ぞ）という時{とき}」 = "at a (good) chance", "at an important moment", etc.

