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just now

/ˌd͡ʒʌst ˈnaʊ/

just now adverb: very close to the present moment; just a moment ago.

Adverb

just now (not comparable)

  1. (set phrase) Very close to the present moment; just a moment ago.
    • I was talking to my friend on the phone just now.
    • I('ve) just now noticed that we're out of bread.
    Synonyms:
    just then
  2. At present; now.
    • We do not have that item in stock just now.
    Synonyms:
    currently
  3. (Caribbean, Scotland, South Africa) In a little while.
    • I'll be coming just now.
    Synonyms:
    imminently

just now meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu

just now in Hindi

very close to the present moment
अभी abhī

just now in Tamil

இப்பொழுதுதான், சற்றுமுன்னர்தான், சற்றே சற்று முன் இப்போதுதான்

just now in Urdu

ابھی

just now in Telugu

just now, very recently
ఇప్పుడిప్పుడు ippuḍippuḍu
More languagesFewer languages
just now in Sanskrit
अम्नस् amnás
just now in Tagalog
ngangayon
just now in Arabic
آنِفاً ʔānifan
just now in Indonesian
barusan
just now in Persian
هماکنون hama-knun, هماینک haminak, اینک inak

Synonyms of just now

All synonyms of just now

Questions about just now

What does just now mean?
Just now means very close to the present moment; just a moment ago.
What is just now in Hindi?
Just now in Hindi is अभी (abhī). See Just now meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is just now?
Just now is an adverb.
How do you pronounce just now?
Just now is pronounced /ˌd͡ʒʌst ˈnaʊ/.

Words near just now in the dictionary

  1. just incase
  2. just intonation
  3. just kidding
  4. just like that
  5. just my luck
  6. just now
  7. just on
  8. just one of those things
  9. just plain folks
  10. just reward
  11. just rewards

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Adapted from Wiktionary: just now (page history and authors); just now (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); just now (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ఇప్పుడిప్పుడు (Telugu) (page history and authors); अम्नस् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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