TextRanch

The best way to perfect your writing.

Discover why 1,062,726 users count on TextRanch to get their English corrected!

1. Input your text below.
2. Get it corrected in a few minutes by our editors.
3. Improve your English!

One of our experts will correct your English.

Not now vs not yet

Both 'not now' and 'not yet' are correct phrases, but they are used in different contexts. 'Not now' is used to indicate that something should not happen at the present moment, while 'not yet' is used to indicate that something has not happened up to the current time but may happen in the future.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 1604 views

Not now

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that something should not happen at the present moment.

Use 'not now' when you want to convey that something is not appropriate or possible at the current time.

Examples:

I can't talk to you right now, not now.
Not now, I'm busy.
Not now, maybe later.

Show examples from the web [+]

Not now, maybe another time.
Not now, Frank, please.
Not now. It's too dangerous.
There was a time when that was true - Not now.
Not now, Nick, I'm busy.
Not now it's two against one.
Not now, but over the next few weeks.
Mike, we need you - Not now.
Not now, I'm busy.
Not now, but we will.
Not now, because it's off-season.
Not now, this is grown-up business.
Not now. I have to get to the planet.
Not now, Svana, later.
- Not now, Dexter, please.
Not now that I finally find you interesting.
Not now that you've been crushed and humiliated.
Not now, please, go away.
Not now, Marcus, seeing as we might die.
Not now, Lieutenant, we're busy.

Alternatives:

not at the moment
not at this time
not currently
not at present

not yet

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that something has not happened up to the current time but may happen in the future.

Use 'not yet' when you want to convey that something has not occurred up to now but is expected to happen later.

Examples:

I haven't finished my homework yet.
The movie hasn't started yet.
Not yet, but soon.

Show examples from the web [+]

Decision 584/VII/2013 of Hellenic Competition Authority, not yet published.
Default value, global warming potential not yet available.
Holmes had not yet finished his breakfast.
Detected not yet supported GPG encrypted keyfile.
Shuttle flight capability not yet knoWn.
No, not yet, not yet.
Pharmacotherapeutic group: not yet assigned, ATC code: not yet assigned.
The Apostles do not yet have a new heart and their words betray this not yet occurred purification.
Preferably something not yet butchered by the Glee club.
The fight is not yet finished.
Governor Baxter has not yet signed the extradition papers.
Than something simple not yet understood.
Scientists do not yet know what these dinosaurs ate.
The text has not yet been satisfactorily interpreted.
An automated calculation tool is not yet available.
Taxation is not yet ready for that.
Emiliano Ponzi is not yet forty.
Kad UDP packets are not yet obfuscatable.
Carcinogenicity studies have not yet been completed with dabigatran.
The brothers were not yet broken-hearted.

Alternatives:

not as of now
not up to now
not up to this point
not up to the present time

Related Comparisons

What Our Customers Are Saying

Our customers love us! We have an average rating of 4.79 stars based on 283,125 votes.
Also check out our 2,100+ reviews on TrustPilot (4.9).

"Thank you!"
Sachi Nakama July 2024
"I have literally been through chat, PI, claude, bard and bing and I got conflicting answers! Thank you! Human intelligence reigns!"
Retha July 2024
"Faster than AI"
CYNTHIA December 2023
"This was very helpful and I personally think this site is the best."
Kaden October 2023
"It was extremely thorough and very helpful!"
imperialelisa October 2023
"7 years without any disappointment. Always 100% satisfied. You guys are the best in the world at what you do. Thank you so much :)"
Zubair Alam October 2023
"In a world of text messages and online communication, this is great to have as a live tool. Thank you."
Selena October 2023
"Without textranch I would be stuck!"
宏祐 October 2023
"Accuracy and fast response. Personal comments from editor. Thank you."
Clh September 2023
"I wasn't aware of this service, it's fascinating and more reliable than standard IA tools available on the internet"
Arturo September 2023
"The fact that you can get reliable fast feedback on your texts."
Vinicius Antonio August 2023
"you guys are better than grammarly i'm being honest here"
ordinary July 2023
"OMG! This is really good than any other text correction tools I've used so far. Highly recommend this."
Vehan July 2023
"Very fast and accurate. thank you."
mojtaba July 2023
"I love this app because it's help to writing skills all of students ♥️"
Tarisini July 2023
"This was exactly the mistake I was looking for, the wording dind´t sound right at first. Better than grammarly!"
Ente July 2023
"The immediate help that I received was reassuring and very satisfactory. Thanks."
priiiyanshuu July 2023
"this helps A LOT for my studies."
kathnunez02 June 2023
"Woow!! I would never have expected such precision! Thank you soooo much!!"
Berta June 2023
"Real Time Editor and not AI. Many Thanks."
Priya June 2023
"The very first thing excites me about Textranch is how much your editors care."
sepideh June 2023
"The fact that texts are checked by human editors rather than by AI, etc. I appreciate this!"
Анна June 2023
"Feel welcome, immediate response, high quality feedback"
martin.roy June 2023
"This is the best app that I have ever seen"
Burulai May 2023

Why choose TextRanch?

Lowest prices
Up to 50% lower than other online editing sites.

Fastest Times
Our team of editors is working for you 24/7.

Qualified Editors
Native English experts for UK or US English.

Top Customer Service
We are here to help. Satisfaction guaranteed!