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Difference between Just about and Only just

just about

1. almost:

  • He knows just about everything there is to know about shipping cargo out of Miami.

2. (followed by Infinitive) on the point of doing smth.:

  • He was just about to fold up the newspaper when he spotted the classifieds.

only just

1. a short time ago:

  • I only just heard about the inappropriate way Ms. Jacobson behaved.

2. barely; almost not:

  • The farmhouse can only just be seen from the road when the trees are not in leaf.