just on

idiom

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

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Rafa was just on another level. Patrick McEnroe, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026 The Predators’ arena is located between the Frist and the Hall of Fame; the Titans play just on the other side of the Cumberland River. Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026 The animating drama of the documentary doesn’t hinge just on whether Honnold will emerge from climbing El Cap with life and limb intact but, also, on whether documenting his ascent is even appropriate—a question that members of the film crew, who are all climbers themselves, grapple with onscreen. Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 The filmmaker had initially planned to focus just on directing, but then the actress cast as the film’s fourth lead had to drop out. Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for just on

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“Just on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20on. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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