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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So far this year, fires have already scorched approximately 4 million acres in California — twice the previous record, about five times the size of Yosemite National Park — with peak fire season just now arriving as the calendar turns to October.
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
The New Boy first hit the festival circuit in 2023 and is only just now making its way onto streaming here in the States.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2025
And though Trump’s oldest kids have been in the spotlight for most of their lives, his youngest son, Barron, is just now experiencing the amount of scrutiny this entails.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Aug. 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
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
The New Boy first hit the festival circuit in 2023 and is only just now making its way onto streaming here in the States.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2025
And though Trump’s oldest kids have been in the spotlight for most of their lives, his youngest son, Barron, is just now experiencing the amount of scrutiny this entails.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Aug. 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
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“Just now.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20now. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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