some time yet

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Noun

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some time yet (uncountable)

  1. A period of time from the present stretching to an indefinite point in the future.
    • 1786, George Washington, a letter to John Jay of 18 May 1786:
      ...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.

Adverb

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some time yet (not comparable)

  1. Occurring in duration until an indefinite time in the future. (Can we add an example for this sense?)