Meanings
adverbjust now (not comparable)
- not comparableset phraseVery close to the present moment; just a moment ago.
I('ve) just now noticed that we're out of bread.
1 more example
I was talking to my friend on the phone just now.
Synonyms: just then
- CaribbeanScotlandSouth Africanot comparableIn a little while.
I'll be coming just now.
Synonyms: imminently
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbVery close to the present moment; just a moment ago.
Similar
adverbAt present; now.
Similar
adverbIn a little while.
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More synonyms by meaning
adverbonly a moment ago
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek νεωστί
- νεωστί (neōstí)very close to the present moment
Arabic آنِفاً
- آنِفاً (ʔānifan)very close to the present moment
Bulgarian току-що, ей сега
- току-що (toku-što)very close to the present moment
- ей сега (ej sega)in a little while
Catalan ara mateix
- ara mateixvery close to the present moment
Chinese Mandarin 剛才 /刚才, 剛剛 /刚刚
- 剛才 /刚才 (gāngcái)very close to the present moment
- 剛剛 /刚刚 (gānggāng)very close to the present moment
- 馬上 /马上 (mǎshàng)in a little while
Dutch zojuist, zonet
- zojuistvery close to the present moment
- zonetvery close to the present moment
- zoëvenvery close to the present moment
- daarnetvery close to the present moment
- netvery close to the present moment
Esperanto ĵus, baldaŭ
- ĵusvery close to the present moment
- baldaŭin a little while
Finnish juuri nyt, juuri äsken
- juuri nytvery close to the present moment
- juuri äskenvery close to the present moment
- aivan hetiin a little while
French à l'instant, juste avant
- à l'instantvery close to the present moment
- juste avantvery close to the present moment
- tout à l’heurevery close to the present moment
- tout à l'heurein a little while
German gerade eben, soeben
- gerade ebenvery close to the present moment
- soebenvery close to the present moment
- geradevery close to the present moment
- sofortin a little while
Greek μόλις
- μόλις (mólis)very close to the present moment
Hindi अभी
- अभी (abhī)very close to the present moment
Hungarian épp most
- épp mostvery close to the present moment
Icelandic rétt áðan
- rétt áðanvery close to the present moment
Indonesian barusan
- barusanvery close to the present moment
Irish anois beag
- anois beagvery close to the present moment
Italian or ora
- or oravery close to the present moment
Japanese さっき, たった今
- さっき (sakki)very close to the present moment
- たった今 (tatta ima)very close to the present moment
- すぐ (sugu)in a little while
Latin dūdum, modo
- dūdumvery close to the present moment
- modovery close to the present moment
Norwegian Bokmål nå nettop, i sted
- nå nettopvery close to the present moment
- i stedvery close to the present moment
- akkurat nåvery close to the present moment
- presist nåvery close to the present moment
Persian هماکنون, هماینک
- هماکنون (hama-knun)very close to the present moment
- هماینک (haminak)very close to the present moment
- اینک (inak)very close to the present moment
Polish właśnie, ledwo co
- właśnievery close to the present moment
- ledwo covery close to the present moment
- dopiero covery close to the present moment
- przed chwiląvery close to the present moment
- akuratvery close to the present moment
Portuguese agora mesmo, agora há pouco
- agora mesmovery close to the present moment
- agora há poucovery close to the present moment
- agorinhavery close to the present moment
- jáin a little while
Russian то́лько что, сейча́с
- то́лько что (tólʹko što)very close to the present moment
- сейча́с (sejčás)in a little while
- сейча́с же (sejčás že)in a little while
- сию́ мину́ту (sijú minútu)in a little while
Scottish Gaelic an-dràsda, an-dràsta
- an-dràsdavery close to the present moment
- an-dràstavery close to the present moment
- an ceartuairvery close to the present moment
- an ceartuairin a little while
Spanish recién, ahora mismo
- reciénvery close to the present moment
- ahora mismovery close to the present moment
- acabar devery close to the present moment
- hace un momentovery close to the present moment
Swahili sasa hivi
- sasa hivivery close to the present moment
Swedish precis nu, för tillfället
- precis nuvery close to the present moment
- för tillfälletin a little while
Tagalog ngangayon
- ngangayonvery close to the present moment
Welsh gynnau
- gynnauvery close to the present moment
Cite this entry
APA
just now. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20now
MLA
“just now.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20now. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “just now,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20now.
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