just now

phrase

1
: a moment ago
I saw him just now.
2
: at this moment
They are just now heading out the door.

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Times Square will soon get a ride of its own in the form of the thrill drop atop the Torch, in addition to the experiential stuff that’s just now opening at One Times Square. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026 Drones Are Changing Inspections Drones aren’t new to the scene, but they can be used to measure and inspect commercial operations and are just now starting to hit the mainstream. — Natalie Lemke, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Have a kid who's just now starting to sleep alone and might have some anxiety? — George Yang, PC Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026 What’s unclear right now if that API and publicly available Steam2 server content were accessed recently or if this weekend’s leak represents content that was privately archived before the 2013 server transition and is just now being made public. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for just now

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“Just now.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20now. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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