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."
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However, don’t pop the champagne just yet.
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 13 Jan. 2026
But Carpenter wasn’t passing the microphone just yet.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
July 23 – August 22 Leo, remember that internal progress is still progress, even if no one else can see it just yet.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
Leo July 23 – August 22 Leo, remember that internal progress is still progress, even if no one else can see it just yet.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 13 Jan. 2026
But Carpenter wasn’t passing the microphone just yet.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
July 23 – August 22 Leo, remember that internal progress is still progress, even if no one else can see it just yet.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
Leo July 23 – August 22 Leo, remember that internal progress is still progress, even if no one else can see it just yet.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Just yet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20yet. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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