just on

idiom

British, informal
: exactly : precisely
It was just on midnight.

Examples of just on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web How could anybody live just on contest prizes for such a long time? Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024 Those at the front of the line arrived well before 7 a.m. for the afternoon rally, some bringing chairs and others sitting on blankets or just on the ground. Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2024 The farm, located just on the edge of the Massachusetts and New York border, has been a Berkshire institution for more than a century. Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2024 The crew union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have set aside five weeks of bargaining just on local issues, and expect to have that wrapped up before turning to the Basic Agreement on April 29. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024 Because just on a pure financial level—the people who are able to take on higher risk over a long time are the ones who will get even higher returns. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024 It can be used for horses that are just on the bubble of making the field and only need a few points. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024 And the full moon that occurs just on or after March 21 is known as the Paschal full moon. Carlie Procell, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024 Both parks are just on the edge of the path of totality, so while the eclipse won’t last as long as other parts of the state, the shadow will still fall on the parks. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Mar. 2024

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“Just on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20on. Accessed 6 May. 2024.

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