just now
idiom
1
: a moment ago
I saw him just now.
2
: at this moment
They are just now heading out the door.
Examples of just now in a Sentence
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Aspen’s stately Wheeler Opera House originally opened in 1889, but is just now celebrating the 40th anniversary of its grand reopening.
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John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 25 May 2024
Many of the batteries from those first-wave electric vehicles, like the Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model S, are just now reaching the end of their lifespan and are in need of recycling.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 23 May 2024
But just now, the late spring weather forecast for temperatures and precipitation thereabouts looks hearteningly like the dramatic peninsula itself: high and dry.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
The Trump campaign also is just now getting access to the Republican National Committee support since officially securing the nomination.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
At the time, a number of cuts from the longer and slightly reworked take on her album Speak Now invaded the Country Digital Song Sales list, but not all of them could carve out a space, which helps explain, in part, why this track is only just now debuting.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
A lot of that run is thanks to Josh Hubbard, the 5-foot-10 freshman out of Madison, Wisconsin, who went on a 5-point run himself just now.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2024
That’s impossible just now, because border politics have lost any semblance of sanity.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
These diseases are just now finding their way into our area.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2024
John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 25 May 2024
Many of the batteries from those first-wave electric vehicles, like the Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model S, are just now reaching the end of their lifespan and are in need of recycling.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 23 May 2024
But just now, the late spring weather forecast for temperatures and precipitation thereabouts looks hearteningly like the dramatic peninsula itself: high and dry.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
The Trump campaign also is just now getting access to the Republican National Committee support since officially securing the nomination.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
At the time, a number of cuts from the longer and slightly reworked take on her album Speak Now invaded the Country Digital Song Sales list, but not all of them could carve out a space, which helps explain, in part, why this track is only just now debuting.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
A lot of that run is thanks to Josh Hubbard, the 5-foot-10 freshman out of Madison, Wisconsin, who went on a 5-point run himself just now.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2024
That’s impossible just now, because border politics have lost any semblance of sanity.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
These diseases are just now finding their way into our area.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2024
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“Just now.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20now. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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