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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Well, don’t count out the Dallas Cowboys just yet.
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
Don’t ditch the birth control just yet, though.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
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—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Mother Nature may not be quite ready for fall just yet, as highs remain in the 80s entering the first days of October, above average temperatures for this time of year.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
Don’t ditch the birth control just yet, though.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Sources say there is no offer just yet, but Blanchart, who will be making his English-language debut with the feature, bubbled to the top this week after a brief but intense search.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Mother Nature may not be quite ready for fall just yet, as highs remain in the 80s entering the first days of October, above average temperatures for this time of year.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Just yet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20yet. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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