just on

idiom

British, informal
: exactly : precisely
It was just on midnight.

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While spring is just on the horizon, the Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street is perfect for waiting out the final few weeks of winter, with elegant suites, piping hot tea and gourmet cuisine all at-the-ready to keep you warm until the sun makes its welcome return. Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 But Lee’s focus, instead of a roster battle, is just on getting better every day. Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2025 Hailing from Murphy, Tim Minear, and Rashad Raisani, news of the latest spinoff series arrives just on the heels of 9-1-1: Lone Star concluding on Fox. Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025 Rose was both shell and wisp, awake and asleep, a patient just on this side of the border between life and death. Marit Fischer, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for just on

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“Just on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20on. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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