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just now Definition


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adverb
    1. Exactly; precisely.
      Thesaurus: precisely, exactly, accurately, correctly, perfectly, rightly.
    2. A short time before.
      Example: He had just gone
    3. At this or that very moment.
      Example: was just leaving
      Thesaurus: presently, now, at this moment, right now, just now.
    4. And no earlier, more, etc.
      Example: only just enough
    5. Barely; narrowly.
      Example: The bullet just missed his ear
      Thesaurus: barely, hardly, scarcely, by very little.
    6. Only; merely; simply.
      Example: just a brief note
    7. colloq
      Used for emphasis.
      Example: That's just not true
    8. colloq
      Absolutely.
      Example: just marvellous
Idiom: just about
    Almost.
      Example: I'm just about ready
Idiom: just about to do something
    On the point of doing it.
Idiom: just a minute (just a second etc)
    An instruction to wait a short while.
Idiom: just as well
    Fortunate; lucky.
      Example: It's just as well you came
    Advisable.
      Example: It would be just as well to wait
Idiom: just in case
    As a precaution.
Idiom: just now
    At this particular moment.
Idiom: just so
    A formula of agreement.
    Neat and tidy.
      Example: They like everything just so
Idiom: just then
    At that particular moment.
    In the next moment.
Idiom: just the same
    Nevertheless.
Idiom: not just yet
    Not immediately, but soon.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin justus right or proper.




now
adverb
    1. At the present time or moment.
      Thesaurus: presently, at this time, right now, at this moment, this day, momentarily, just now, here and now, these days, at present.
    2. Immediately.
      Thesaurus: promptly, soon, in a moment, in a minute, directly, next, straightaway, immediately, instantly, at once, forthwith.
    3. In narrative: then.
      Example: He now turned from journalism to fiction
    4. In these circumstances; as things are.
      Example: I planned to go, but now I can't
    5. Up to the present.
      Example: has now been teaching 13 years
    6. Used in conversation to accompany explanations, warnings, commands, rebukes, words of comfort, etc
      Example: Now, this is what happened
      Example: Careful now!
noun
    1. The present time.
conj
    1. Because at last; because at this time.
      Example: Now we're all here, we'll begin
      Form: now that (also)
Idiom: any day (any moment, any time now)
    At any time soon.
Idiom: as of now
    From this time onward.
Idiom: for now
    Until later; for the time being.
Idiom: just now
    A moment ago.
    At this very moment.
Idiom: now and again (now and then)
    Sometimes; occasionally.
      Thesaurus: sometimes, seldom, infrequently, occasionally, at times, desultorily, intermittently, now and again, from time to time, periodically, sporadically, spasmodically.
Idiom: now for
    Used in anticipation, or in turning from one thing to another
      Example: Now for some fun!
Idiom: now, now!
    Used to comfort someone
      Example: Now, now, don't cry!
    A warning or rebuke
      Example: Now, now! Less noise please!
Idiom: now then!
    A warning or rebuke
Idiom: now..., now...
    One moment..., and the next....
      Example: now crying, now laughing
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon nu.



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