just yet

phrase

: 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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But the bear wasn’t ready to give up its new driver just yet. Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 17 July 2026 Stockman explains that the black model pictured is still a prototype, and the black-out package with bed-liner-like protective coating all over isn't available to option just yet but will be in the future. New Atlas, 17 July 2026 If your petunias look near death and are headed for the trash pile, don’t give up on them just yet. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 July 2026 Little Notes • Laura sees that Mary is still upset by what happened at the James house and attempts to smooth things over with a cookie and acknowledging how awful the twins are, but Mary isn’t ready to forgive her sister just yet. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for just yet

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“Just yet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20yet. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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