just now
Idioms-
Exactly at this time, as in Harry isn't here just now; can he call you back? [Late 1600s]
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Only a moment ago, as in As she was saying just now, they are fully booked . [Early 1600s]
Example Sentences
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“I fired one at the lake, one right before we got here, two more just now. We have two left.”
From Literature
The truth would be that he was crying, but maybe we don’t need to look too closely just now, maybe he deserves a little distance.
From Literature
"It was a very harrowing experience and my thoughts remain with the officer just now," she said.
From BBC
“We just now need to actually scale and get it out there.”
“What’s he doing here?” a particularly wizened sheyd sitting nearby shouted, as only just now did he even think to turn away from the scene unfolding on the stage.
From Literature
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