only just

US /ˈoʊn.li dʒʌst/

UK /ˈoʊn.li dʒʌst/

1.

barely; by a very small margin

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She only just managed to catch the train.

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We only just avoided a major accident.

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barely scarcely hardly narrowly by a whisker

2.

very recently

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I've only just arrived.

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The news has only just broken.

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just now recently a moment ago a short while ago

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be (only/just) a matter of time only just only child in name only just in case just-in-time