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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Despite deteriorating hyperscaler cash flows, some Wall Street analysts aren't sounding the alarm just yet. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 The Hurricanes aren’t thinking that far ahead just yet, but now that the season is here and after Miami made the run to the title game last season, go ahead and start dreaming big, Miami fans. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Center Tyler Biadasz is out for the season with a knee injury, and offensive tackle Rashawn Slater isn’t 100 percent just yet. — Austin Mock, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The Ideal Time to Plant Bulbs In most areas, the best time to plant spring-flowering bulbs is sometime between mid-September and late October—when the weather is cool but the ground hasn’t frozen just yet. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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