just now
idiom
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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The New Boy first hit the festival circuit in 2023 and is only just now making its way onto streaming here in the States.
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2025
Clark and Nike dropped her new logo, which is a pair of interlocking C’s, just now.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
The winner comes from China and is just now getting a release in the U.S., via A24 Films.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
That kind of a bump is more than just people buying ahead of tariffs, which are just now starting to take a more complete effect.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2025
Clark and Nike dropped her new logo, which is a pair of interlocking C’s, just now.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
The winner comes from China and is just now getting a release in the U.S., via A24 Films.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
That kind of a bump is more than just people buying ahead of tariffs, which are just now starting to take a more complete effect.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Just now.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20now. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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