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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The Lakers clearly want LeBron in the lineup as consistently as possible, but there isn’t a need to rush him to play back-to-backs just yet.
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
No one yet knows how to get through, over, or under the wall just yet, but that is a problem for another episode.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
Training season’s not over just yet.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2025
Indeed, not all are saying goodbye just yet.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
No one yet knows how to get through, over, or under the wall just yet, but that is a problem for another episode.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
Training season’s not over just yet.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2025
Indeed, not all are saying goodbye just yet.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
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 6 Dec. 2025.
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