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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The film has opened up a somewhat traditional critic/fan split, albeit there are not that many reviews in for either category just now.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Fast forward to 2015, when Dan and Eugene Levy used her story as inspiration for Schitt’s Creek — and Basinger is just now finding out.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The other is that the stock market has so many reasons to vacillate just now that tariff announcements may not matter very much.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
The new design started trickling into stylist hands at Fashion Week about a year ago, but a consumer version is just now becoming available to the masses with exactly the same features as the professional edition—just with a slightly shorter cord.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Mar. 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Fast forward to 2015, when Dan and Eugene Levy used her story as inspiration for Schitt’s Creek — and Basinger is just now finding out.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The other is that the stock market has so many reasons to vacillate just now that tariff announcements may not matter very much.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
The new design started trickling into stylist hands at Fashion Week about a year ago, but a consumer version is just now becoming available to the masses with exactly the same features as the professional edition—just with a slightly shorter cord.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Just now.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20now. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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