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only just

only just adverb: recently; just now.

Adverb

only just

  1. recently; just now
    • I've only just cleaned the floor, and you've made muddy tracks!
  2. barely; by only a small margin
    • I got 51%, so I only just passed the exam.
    Synonyms:
    scarcely, barely, just, hardly

Synonyms of only just

Questions about only just

What does only just mean?
Only just means recently; just now.
What part of speech is only just?
Only just is an adverb.

Words near only just in the dictionary

  1. only fools and horses work
  2. only game in town
  3. only games in town
  4. only if
  5. only in Ohio
  6. only just
  7. only move
  8. only moves
  9. only Nixon can go to China
  10. only Nixon could go to China
  11. only son

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