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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Beck isn’t cleared to throw just yet and likely will not participate in spring practices. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2025 In the season 2 finale, however, Principal Lee grants her request to extend her Heritage scholarship for another year, meaning that although XO, Kitty has yet to be renewed for season 3, Kitty's time at KISS isn't over just yet. Jordana Comiter, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025 Neither spacecraft is headed to the moon just yet, however. Mike Wall, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025 Deion Sanders seemed to shoo away any chatter of him coaching the Dallas Cowboys, but one of his former teammates is not buying it just yet. Ryan Morik, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025 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 Feb. 2025.

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