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not yet vs yet not

Both "not yet" and "yet not" are correct, but "not yet" is the more commonly used and natural construction in English. "Yet not" is less common and may sound formal or old-fashioned.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 1640 views

not yet

This is a common and natural construction in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something has not happened up to the present moment.

Examples:

  • I have not yet finished my homework.
  • The results have not yet been announced.
  • She has not yet arrived.
  • He has not yet decided.
  • They have not yet responded.
  • 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:

  • still not
  • not now
  • not at this time
  • not as of now
  • not up to now

yet not

This construction is less common and may sound formal or old-fashioned.

This phrase can be used for emphasis or in a more formal context.

Examples:

  • Yet not a single word was spoken.
  • Yet not a penny was spent.
  • Yet not a sound could be heard.
  • Yet not a soul was in sight.
  • Yet not a drop of rain fell.
  • Facing the coming of age ceremony, your eyes are as of yet not open.
  • In two companies out of every three information security is as yet not considered a strategic issue.
  • However, the Rapporteur believes that this threshold does not cover many scenarios where a Member State might have a crisis of 100% gas disruption yet not reach the 10% at EU level.
  • There is a fine art to making an electrical malfunction look spectacular and yet not do any real damage, especially when you're dealing with a deadly missile.
  • In part, it appears Leviathan, and yet not.
  • As highlighted in the Commission's consultation paper on the shark plan, Europe's angel sharks are particularly endangered and yet not targeted.
  • These interim measures have been in place since 1 February this year and yet not a single penny in compensation has been paid to any of those affected by the cuts.
  • There has as yet not been sufficient examination of CCCTB to guarantee that such a taxation system would have a positive impact and it is likely that more evidence exists to the contrary.
  • The analytical method for the monitoring of the proposed MRLs for aluminium salicylate, basic, in bovine tissues or in bovine milk is available, yet not sufficiently validated.
  • This means that it has yet not been possible to obtain complete information about the product.
  • This means that it has yet not been possible to obtain complete information about Poulvac FluFend H5N3 RG.
  • And yet not completing your degree has always been your decision... ultimately.
  • And yet not too busy to watch Dance Moms.
  • A hundred cattle sacrificed, and yet not a drop.
  • Despite all the stories I heard... seemed the ocean yet not fearful place.
  • All that banter, yet not a word wasted.
  • Not thinking, yet not dreaming.
  • A hundred cattle sacrificed, and yet not a drop.
  • They are victims, yet not decision makers.
  • Remember to be strong, yet not assertive.

Alternatives:

  • not yet
  • still not
  • not now
  • not at this time
  • not as of now

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