Definitions

just now

ADJECTIVE

present

Synonyms

STRONGEST

current

STRONG

begun being coeval commenced contemporary instant modern nowadays prompt started today

WEAK

ad hoc already at this moment contemporaneous even now existent extant for the time being going on immediate in duration in process present-day topical under consideration up-to-date

Antonyms

STRONG

late old

WEAK

far former future past previous

ADJECTIVE

present-day

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contemporary modern

WEAK

ad hoc already at this moment begun being coeval commenced contemporaneous current even now existent existing extant for the time being going on immediate in duration in process instant new now nowadays prompt started today topical under consideration up-to-date

Antonyms

STRONGEST

old old-fashioned

ADVERB

already

Synonyms

STRONGEST

before earlier once previously then

WEAK

as of now at present before now but now by now by that time by the time mentioned by then by this time even now formerly heretofore in the past now up to now

Antonyms

STRONGEST

later

ADVERB

just

Synonyms

STRONG

barely hardly scarce scarcely

WEAK

a moment ago almost approximately at this moment by very little just a while ago lately nearly now presently recently right now

Antonyms

WEAK

indefinitely

ADVERB

lately

Synonyms

STRONG

latterly

WEAK

a short time ago afresh anew in recent times newly not long ago of late

Antonyms

WEAK

in the past old

ADVERB

latterly

Synonyms

STRONG

lately recently

WEAK

a short time ago afresh anew in recent times new newly not long ago of late

ADVERB

now

Synonyms

STRONGEST

today

STRONG

directly forthwith immediately instantly nowadays straightaway

WEAK

PDQ any more at once at the moment at this moment at this time away first off here and now in a minute in a moment in nothing flat instanter like now momentarily on the double promptly pronto right away right now soon these days this day

Antonyms

STRONG

eventually later

WEAK

future past

ADVERB

now

Synonyms

WEAK

at the moment at this moment at this time here and now momentarily right now this day yet

Antonyms

WEAK

future later past

ADVERB

recently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

freshly newly

STRONG

lately latterly

WEAK

afresh anew in recent past in recent times just a while ago new not long ago of late short while ago the other day

Antonyms

WEAK

before later

Example Sentences

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If we’ve known that estrogens effectively treat the symptoms of menopause for over 80 years, why are women just now finding this out?

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

"I've just had a scan just now, and there is no cancer in my body -- that's an extraordinary thing," Neil said.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

"My mum's on holiday so I'm able to borrow her car just now but she's back on Thursday and I haven't yet got a plan," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

“But at the end of the day, they’ve just now made essentially one of the biggest investments into fusion ever.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Then she nodded good night and headed back up to her cabin, wishing silently that it had been Ben by the fire just now, and not Joon.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

just now

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