just on

idiom

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

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Space Research Organization Netherlands astrophysicist Liyi Gu, who is another author of the study, and colleagues say the process that spawned the storm is not much different from the process that causes solar flares and coronal mass ejections from our own sun — just on a gargantuan scale. Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 9 Dec. 2025 The seamless pivot after a conspiracy theory implodes—no apology, no explanation, just on to the next conspiracy. Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025 The band’s fevered rave-ups and corporal rhythms teeter just on the edge of collapse and take half a century of New York noise with them. Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025 Final frames, just on the stones. Reshma Gopaldas, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025 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 18 Dec. 2025.

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