Context, dear boy. What is the context?

The **"only" meaning** can hold if the context is (among others):

- what were you doing when you were supposed to do something else
- what [bad] things you just did
- what do we do

For example:

>"I just said that he was a failure, not that he was a [insert curse word]."  
"You just need to keep up the good work."

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The **"recently" meaning** can hold if the context is *what happened in a recent timeframe*:

>"We just lost the football game!"  
"They just stole my car!"