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 job apocalypse may not be here just yet, but the nature of work is already shifting in ways that could be hard to reverse — or even meaningfully predict.
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Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The progressive low-pressure system has not come together just yet and is expected to form on Friday near Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas.
—Ron Smiley, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
There’s no revolving bookshelf in place just yet.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
Sinners’ remarkable run hasn’t finished just yet.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
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Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The progressive low-pressure system has not come together just yet and is expected to form on Friday near Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas.
—Ron Smiley, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
There’s no revolving bookshelf in place just yet.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
Sinners’ remarkable run hasn’t finished just yet.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 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 26 Jan. 2026.
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