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just now
Expresses that something happened just now, a very short moment ago. It is somewhat more formal than 'gerade' (just).
Ich kann Ihnen die Unterlagen noch nicht geben, ich habe sie soeben erst erhalten.
I can't give you the documents yet; I have only just received them.
As an adverb, 'soeben' (just now) can stand in various positions in the sentence. If it stands in position 1, the verb follows directly after it. It can also stand after the conjugated verb and the subject.
Soeben hat der Sprecher die Konferenz eröffnet.
The speaker has just opened the conference.
Since 'soeben' (just now) describes an action that has just been completed, it very often appears in sentences with the perfect tense. It emphasizes the immediacy of what happened.
Der Zug aus München ist soeben eingefahren.
The train from Munich has just arrived.
'Soeben' (just now) belongs more to written or more formal spoken language, for example in news reports or official announcements. It sounds more refined than other expressions.
Die Ergebnisse der Untersuchung wurden soeben veröffentlicht.
The results of the investigation have just been published.
now
'jetzt' and 'soeben' both have to do with a time very close to the present. 'jetzt' means the current moment: something is happening at this moment or should happen immediately. 'soeben', on the other hand, means that something happened a very short moment ago. It sounds somewhat more formal than 'gerade' (just / right now). The words can be confused because both refer to a very near point in time. The important point is: 'jetzt' points to the present moment, while 'soeben' looks back just a very short time.
Die Nachricht ist soeben auf meinem Handy angekommen.
The message has just arrived on my phone.
Ich kann jetzt nicht telefonieren, weil der Arzt gleich kommt.
I can't talk on the phone now because the doctor will be here any moment.