only just English

Meaning only just meaning

What does only just mean?

only just adverb

— recently; just now

— barely

Synonyms only just synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as only just?

only just English » English

barely

hardly

scarcely

just

newly

just now

freshly

by a whisker

only just recently

only just now

just recently

just barely

by a nose length

by a nose

with difficulty

ultimately

the other day

recently

of late

of course

not quite

narrowly

latterly

lately

by a hair

but

as of late

a moment ago

Topics only just topics

What do people use only just to talk about?

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Just, almost not

• What words indicate that although something is true, it almost is not true?
  just almost didn't nearly didn't only just narrowly barely
• What words indicate that you did something, but almost didn't do it?
  just only just barely be a near thing be a close thing by the skin of your teeth
• What words indicate that something is a particular amount, but not much more?
  just only just barely

States Time Aspectual time Past

Recently

• What words indicate that an event happened a very short time ago?
  just only just a moment ago a minute ago just this minute barely scarcely hardly