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some time yet

some time yet noun: a period of time from the present stretching to an indefinite point in the future.

Noun

some time yet (uncountable)

  1. A period of time from the present stretching to an indefinite point in the future.
    • ...the want of disposition to do justice is the source of the national embarrassments; for whatever guise or colorings are given to them, this I apprehend is the origin of the evils we now feel, and probably shall labour under for some time yet.1786, George Washington, a letter to John Jay of 18 May 1786

Adverb

some time yet (not comparable)

  1. Occurring in duration until an indefinite time in the future.

Questions about some time yet

What does some time yet mean?
Some time yet means a period of time from the present stretching to an indefinite point in the future.
What part of speech is some time yet?
Some time yet can be a noun or an adverb.

Words near some time yet in the dictionary

  1. some something or another
  2. some something or other
  3. some something or the other
  4. some such
  5. some time
  6. some time yet
  7. some white man's grave
  8. some white men's graves
  9. some-body
  10. some1
  11. somea

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