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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That was 20 years ago just now.
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Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2026
But the campaign also gives them an opportunity to reflect back on their undergraduate years — and to offer some guidance for a new generation of college students who are just now getting to campus.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
Other local libraries, however, are just now starting to stock naloxone — the anti-opioid substance also known by the brand name Narcan — and sees it as an important new tool in their first aid kit.
—Rhonda Gillespie, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
While a Valentine’s Day release may seem more fitting for an album with such a title, Mars has only just now completed recording on his new LP, a follow-up to 2016’s 24K Magic.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
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Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2026
But the campaign also gives them an opportunity to reflect back on their undergraduate years — and to offer some guidance for a new generation of college students who are just now getting to campus.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
Other local libraries, however, are just now starting to stock naloxone — the anti-opioid substance also known by the brand name Narcan — and sees it as an important new tool in their first aid kit.
—Rhonda Gillespie, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
While a Valentine’s Day release may seem more fitting for an album with such a title, Mars has only just now completed recording on his new LP, a follow-up to 2016’s 24K Magic.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Just now.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20now. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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