Almost and Only just

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Almost

Almost adverb - Very close to but not completely.
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Only just and almost are semantically related In some cases you can use "Only just" instead the word "Almost" as an adjective or an adverb.

Only just

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Almost and only just are semantically related in just topic. Sometimes you can use "Almost" instead the phrase "Only just" as an adjective or an adverb, if it concerns topics such as not quite.

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  • Film / The Titfield Thunderbolt The inspector informs them that actually, they only just passed (and almost failed because their average speed was almost over the limit).
    Source: Film / The Titfield Thunderbolt
  • Improbable Age By these standards, Azumanga Daioh's Chiyo Mihama almost seems to be slacking off, as at age ten, she's only just starting high school.
    Source: Improbable Age
  • First Girl After All Almost immediately in the first part we find out that Alto and Ranka already know each other and Sheryl was only just arriving on the fleet for the first time.
    Source: First Girl After All
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