Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Just \Just\, adv.
1. Precisely; exactly; -- in place, time, or degree; neither
more nor less than is stated.
And having just enough, not covet more. -- Dryden.
The god Pan guided my hand just to the heart of the
beast. --Sir P.
Sidney.
To-night, at Herne's oak, just 'twixt twelve and
one. -- Shak.
2. Closely; nearly; almost.
Just at the point of death. -- Sir W.
Temple.
3. Barely; merely; scarcely; only; by a very small space or
time; as, he just missed the train; just too late.
A soft Etesian gale But just inspired and gently
swelled the sail. -- Dryden.
{Just now}, the least possible time since; a moment ago.
Source : WordNet®
just now
adv : only a moment ago; "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now
came out" [syn: {just}]