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Definition of just yet

: 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 play

  1. : having a basis in or conforming to fact or reason : reasonable

  2. : conforming to a standard of correctness : proper

  3. : faithful to an original

  1. : exactly, precisely

  2. : very recently

  3. : by a very small margin : barely

  1. : archaic variant of joust

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yet play

  1. : in addition : besides

  2. : even

  3. : on top of everything else : no less

  1. : but nevertheless : but

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