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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With the larger travel industry just now settling back into a pre-pandemic swing, things may soon take a different shape as trade negotiations and tariffs place pressure on travelers.
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Rahim Madhavji, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
While salmon sperm facials and injections aren’t new in Eastern skincare, the lure of it all is just now hitting the US.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 6 June 2025
Microsoft is pioneering this sort of work with Azure AI Foundry, which is just now becoming part of the nomenclature of today’s AI world.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
If these actions were so unconstitutional, why is the Trump administration just now suing Illinois?
—Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
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Rahim Madhavji, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
While salmon sperm facials and injections aren’t new in Eastern skincare, the lure of it all is just now hitting the US.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 6 June 2025
Microsoft is pioneering this sort of work with Azure AI Foundry, which is just now becoming part of the nomenclature of today’s AI world.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
If these actions were so unconstitutional, why is the Trump administration just now suing Illinois?
—Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
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“Just now.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20now. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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