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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These cuts weren’t supposed to be noticeable to voters just yet. — Rachel Cohen Booth, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026 Start with the nearest pile of paperwork When getting started on paper clutter, don't worry just yet about what's stashed away in the garage or your office closet. — Andee Tagle, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026 Photopea’s Kutskir isn’t worried about developers like ArtCraft or apps like PhotoCraft replacing him just yet. — Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026 Speaking to sources Wednesday, no one was confident in who would succeed Johnson just yet. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 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 2 Nov. 2026.

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