some time yet

noun

A period of time from the present stretching to an indefinite point in the future.

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Meanings

nounsome time yet (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA 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
adverbsome time yet (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOccurring in duration until an indefinite time in the future.

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APA

some time yet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/some%20time%20yet

MLA

“some time yet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/some%20time%20yet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “some time yet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/some%20time%20yet.

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