as yet

phrase

: up to the present or a specified time
There are as yet few clues …Sharon Kingman

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So, questions of network latency and the computational overhead needed for O-RAN V2X signaling remain as yet unresolved. IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026 While scientists around the globe believe there's water ice on the moon, said Ye Peijian, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, no one has definitively found and fully evaluated that resource as yet. Leonard David, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026 In the early days, utopias were generally located on our own planet, in places as yet undiscovered, or which were so far away that anything was possible. Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026 Not long ago, the announcement would have been written off as yet another blockchain trial balloon. Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as yet

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of as yet was in the 15th century

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“As yet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20yet. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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