Just had lunch vs just finished lunch

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They convey a similar meaning, indicating that the action of having lunch or finishing lunch has just occurred. The choice between the two depends on personal preference or emphasis on the action of eating or completing the meal.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that the action of having lunch has just occurred.

"Just had lunch"

This phrase is used to convey that the act of eating lunch was recently completed. It implies that the person has finished eating their meal.

Examples:

I just had lunch, so I'm not hungry right now.
She just had lunch with her colleagues at the new restaurant.
They just had lunch at the park before heading back to work.
He just had lunch, but he's already thinking about dinner.
We just had lunch together, and it was a great time.

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No, we just had lunch together, Ryan...
I just had lunch with Bjornberg's wife.
Nothing. I just had lunch with Bill Lewis.
We just had lunch together, once a month.
We just had lunch, we'll get indigestion!
We just had lunch, Mom.
He cannot be hungry; he has just had lunch.
No, you're all right, we've just had lunch.
I just had lunch, and you're liable to overtax your heart and have a massive stroke, killing you instantly or paralyzing half your body.
We just had lunch but we visited the facility is beautiful, almost new, with very comfortable apartments, in the silence of the vineyards and a few minutes from Nice.
We just had lunch, Mom.
Just had lunch with the lovely Andrea at the Capitol.
I've just had lunch with the Minister.
He just had lunch with us the other day.
We just had lunch with him yesterday afternoon.
Thanks to that poor woman's death, I've just had lunch with Arthur Seldom.
I just had lunch with the head of the Women's Legal Collective.
I just had lunch at my white friend Zack's house, and I saw something.
Doctor, he just had lunch with the president.
I just had lunch with my mom to talk about our wedding and she wants to put an announcement in the New York Times.

Alternatives:

just finished lunch
just ate lunch
just had a meal
just had something to eat
just had a bite to eat

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that the action of finishing lunch has just occurred.

"just finished lunch"

This phrase is used to convey that the act of completing the meal was recently done. It emphasizes the action of finishing the lunch.

Examples:

She just finished lunch and is now ready for the afternoon meeting.
We just finished lunch, so let's go for a walk.
He just finished lunch, but he's already thinking about dessert.
They just finished lunch and are planning their next activity.
I just finished lunch, and now I need a cup of coffee.

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Sunday afternoon, we'd just finished lunch.
You've just finished lunch, and now you're planning dinner.
We just finished serving lunch, we can't take any more orders
They had lunch in the tea house of the village, where an old man, who had just finished his modest lunch, lit his pipe.
She was more relaxed than at lunch, and had just finished a great deal of wine.
They've just finished their lunch.
I just finished the ninth book in the "Lunch Lady" series, which is a graphic novel series about a lunch lady who fights crime.
Well, we finished lunch sooner than we imagined.
Editor Stone still had not returned to the office when I finished lunch.
He ingested it sometime after they finished lunch around 1:35 P.M.
So while they finished lunch, I told them I forgot something in the car and I went back and I bought it.
As soon as they've finished lunch, they'll get ready for the blessing at half past two.
I just finished paying for my last one.
Patrick just finished helping Laurent with his lesson.
Counterterrorism unit just finished its preliminary bombing report.
Just finished installing the water pump.
The Senate just finished its investigation.
Just finished rain-proofing the school roof.
Just finished reading The Human Animal.
He just finished autopsying Cutler's body.

Alternatives:

just had lunch
just ate lunch
just completed lunch
just ended lunch
just wrapped up lunch

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Just had lunch vs just finished lunch

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