Phrase guide

not yet

adv · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

Not at the moment nor anytime before it, although expected or possible later.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: already

2

adv

Meaning 2

Not quite; not exactly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A skill that one is learning but has not yet acquired.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: education

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

71 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: nog nie — not for the moment, though expected later
  • American Sign Language: OpenB@NearSideTrunkhigh-PalmBack Nod — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Arabic: لَمْ ... حَتَّى الْآنَ (lam ... ḥattā al-ʔāna) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Arabic: لَمْ ... بَعْدُ (lam ... baʕdu) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Arabic: لِسّا (lissa) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Armenian: դեռ ոչ (deṙ očʻ) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Belarusian: паку́ль не (pakúlʹ nje) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Belarusian: яшчэ́ не (jaščé nje) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Bulgarian: о́ще не (óšte ne) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Catalan: encara no — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Chinese Mandarin: 還沒有...... /还没有...... (hái méiyǒu ...) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Chinese Mandarin: 尚未 (shàngwèi) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Chinese Mandarin: 未 (wèi) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Ngazidja Comorian: raha — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Dutch: nog niet — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Esperanto: ankoraŭ ne — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Faroese: ikki enn — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Finnish: ei vielä — not for the moment, though expected later
  • French: pas encore — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Georgian: ჯერ არა (ǯer ara) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • German: noch nicht — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Greek: όχι ακόμα (óchi akóma) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Ancient Greek: οὔπω (oúpō) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Ancient Greek: μήπω (mḗpō) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Ancient Greek: μηδέπω (mēdépō) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Hebrew: עוֹד לֹא (od lo) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Hebrew: טֶרֶם (térem) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Hungarian: még nem — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Ido: ne ja — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Indonesian: belum — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Irish: ní...fós — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Irish: ní...go fóill — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Italian: non ancora — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Japanese: まだ (mada) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Japanese: まだまだ (madamada) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Kambera: ndedi — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Korean: 아직 (ajik) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Latin: nondum — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Latin: hauddum — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Limburgish: nanneet — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Macedonian: се уште не (se ušte ne) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Macedonian: уште не (ušte ne) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Malay: belum — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Māori: kīanō — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Māori: kīhai anō — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Eastern Mari: але (aĺe) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Navajo: tʼah dooda — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Navajo: tʼahdoo — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Norman: pas acore — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Occitan: pas encara — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Occitan: pas enquera — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Persian: هنوز نه (hanuz na) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Polish: jeszcze nie — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Portuguese: ainda não — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Quechua: manaraq — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Romanian: încă nu — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Russian: пока́ не́т (poká nét) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Russian: ещё не́т (ješčó nét) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Russian: всё ещё не́т (vsjo ješčó nét) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Slovak: ešte nie — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Spanish: todavía no — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Spanish: aún no — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Thai: ยังไม่ — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Turkish: henüz değil — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Turkish: daha değil — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Ukrainian: по́ки ні (póky ni) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Ukrainian: ще ні (šče ni) — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Unami: nèsko — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Vietnamese: chưa — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Volapük: no nog — not for the moment, though expected later
  • Welsh: ddim eto — not for the moment, though expected later