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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"My mum's on holiday so I'm able to borrow her car just now but she's back on Thursday and I haven't yet got a plan," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
"I've just had a scan just now, and there is no cancer in my body -- that's an extraordinary thing," Neil said.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Presently though, “current exposures are just now being rebuilt and nowhere near ‘overshoot,” said McElligott.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
“We are just now figuring all that out.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
So just now, I took the queen of hearts, slipped it out the window, and watched it sailing down to the yard below.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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