not yet
not yet adverb: not at the moment nor anytime before it, although expected or possible later.
Adverb
not yet (not comparable)
- Not at the moment nor anytime before it, although expected or possible later.
- That which is blackish is not yet black. He who is being enriched is not yet rich. The preparation for a supper is not yet supping.1858, Joseph Augustus Seiss, The Baptist System Examined, the Church Vindicated, and Sectarianism Rebuked, page 46
- Guy is French, and in the context that Arthur is operating, he is not yet white.1980, Revista/review Interamericana - Volume 10, Issues 1-3, page 328
- Antonyms:
- already
- Not quite; not exactly.
- These things, to me, are some evidences that England is not yet utterly forsaken of the Lord its God, though the land be full of sin.1851, John Owen, William H. Goold, The Works of John Owen, D.D., page 136
- Below the figure Dutch verses are engraved, which are thus translated: “No better dress than this; I am warm and not yet miserable; come on all those who have anything against me; I do not want any one's help;1873, Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, page 522
Noun
not yet (plural not yets)
- A skill that one is learning but has not yet acquired.
- If you also have students count problems incorrect, calling them “not yets,” or “learning opportunities,” or […]2013, Julie Vargas, Behavior Analysis for Effective Teaching
not yet meaning in Sanskrit, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian
not yet in Sanskrit
- not yet
- तावत् tā́vat
not yet in Arabic
- not for the moment, though expected later
- لَمْ ... حَتَّى الْآنَ lam ... ḥattā al-ʔāna, لَمْ ... بَعْدُ lam ... baʕdu
not yet in Malay
- not for the moment, though expected later
- belum
not yet in Indonesian
- not for the moment, though expected later
- belum
More languagesFewer languages
- not yet in Persian
- هنوز نه hanuz na
- not yet in Thai
- ยังไม่
- not yet in Vietnamese
- chưa
Examples of not yet in a sentence
- The rubric in Exhibit 3.2 provides criteria for exemplary, acceptable, and not yet acceptable work.2011, Margery B. Ginsberg, Transformative Professional Learning, page 43:
- Having the right condiment or prepared sauce on the table can save the meal for family members not yet ecstatic about new dishes.1997, John A. McDougall, Mary McDougall, The New McDougall Cookbook:
Antonyms of not yet
Forms of not yet
| plural | not yets |
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Questions about not yet
- What does not yet mean?
- Not yet means not at the moment nor anytime before it, although expected or possible later.
- What is not yet in Sanskrit?
- Not yet in Sanskrit is तावत् (tā́vat). See Not yet meaning in Sanskrit.
- How do you use not yet in a sentence?
- The rubric in Exhibit 3.2 provides criteria for exemplary, acceptable, and not yet acceptable work.
- What part of speech is not yet?
- Not yet can be an adverb or a noun.
Words near not yet in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: not yet (page history and authors); तावत् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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