just on

idiom

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

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“Just on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20on. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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