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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“Just yet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20yet. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.

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