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as yet

At this time; yet. No one has responded to my e-mail as yet, so I don't have an answer for you.

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mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small

Prov. It may take a long time, but evil will always be punished. Jill: It really doesn't seem right that Fred can be so horrible and dishonest, but he always gets everything he wants. Jane: Be patient. The mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small.

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You ain't seen nothing yet!

Rur. The best, most exciting, or cleverest part is yet to come! (The use of ain't is a fixed part of this idiomatic expression.) Alice: Well, the first act was simply divine. Sue: Stick around. You ain'tseen nothing yet! Mary: This part of the city is really beautiful. Bill: You ain't seen nothing yet!

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as yet

1. until now Ziemacki has not given this plan a name as yet.

2. still We hope to raise funds for the project, but the exact plans are as yet unclear.

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There's life in the old dog yet.

  (humorous)

something that you say which means that although someone is old, they still have enough energy to do things I may be 90 but there's life in the old dog yet.

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so near and yet so far

something that you say which means that you have almost achieved something but that what you still have to do in order to achieve it is very difficult or impossible I've only got the last chapter to write but it's taking forever. So near, yet so agonisingly far.

See be close to the bone, close at hand, be close to the mark

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as yet

So far, up to now, as in No one has found a solution as yet. [Late 1300s]

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Are we having fun yet?

and AWHFY

sent. & comp. abb. This isn’t the fun that you stated or implied it would be, is it? Are we having fun yet? This is really dull. Gr8t d8t! AWHFY?

See also: fun, have, we

as yet

Up to the present time; up to now.

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