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Discover LudwigThe phrase "was only just" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to something that has just recently happened or been done. For example, "He was only just able to finish the project in time."
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But he was only just getting started.
The drama was only just beginning.
But the nightmare was only just beginning.
But he was only just warming up.
I was only just in time.
Conran was only just getting started.
It was disheartening news: her labor was only just starting.
The emotional roller coaster was only just beginning.
Giving Galarraga the benefit of the doubt was only just.
The bill was only just filed and may not pass.
Yusuf's curriculum was only just beginning to take shape.
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