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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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 But immediate relief may not come just yet for homeowners and renters, said Yonah Freemark, a housing research associate at the Urban Institute. Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 July 2026 Slow-mo, Track and Zoom may not be returning just yet but thumbnail GIFs for all four are still present on Google’s servers and referenced in the app code, suggesting Google may yet restore them in future updates. Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 But there’s not a timeline just yet on when the schools will close, and no sign of which ones might be on the chopping block. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 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 13 Jul. 2026.

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