just yet

idiom

: right now
used in negative constructions to say that something is not done yet or true yet but will be soon
I don't have the table finished just yet.
"Are you ready to leave?" "Not just yet."

Examples of just yet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But general manager Dan Morgan isn’t done crafting his roster just yet. Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2024 Stagflation still isn’t upon the U.S. economy just yet because the unemployment rate isn’t high at the moment, which is the third requirement. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024 While Bentley is preparing to finally say goodbye to the W-12, it’s not done with internal combustion engines just yet. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2024 Don’t worry that Red Lobster is closing just yet, though. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2024 While lawmakers and Republican Gov. Mike Parson aren’t sounding the alarm just yet, the expiration of the taxes looms over the General Assembly’s final weeks of session. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2024 But with only three days of promo left, Zendaya hasn’t abandoned her method dressing just yet. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2024 No love for Meta AI just yet, but that might change. David Pierce, The Verge, 21 Apr. 2024 Farrakhan ought not start spending that $4.8 billion just yet. Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 17 Apr. 2024

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“Just yet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20yet. Accessed 3 May. 2024.

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