Dictionaryyettime and continuation
adverb

yet

YET/jet/

up to or still at a particular time

I check the mailbox again, but there is no mail yet.

No mail yet: three successive checks of the same empty mailbox carry an expected event forward through time to the latest check.
Etymology

Old English get already meant “till now” or “thus far.” The modern sense preserves this temporal boundary, marking what has happened up to the time in question; its deeper origin is unknown.

In context

Dwarkesh Patel36:25
One is just that we expect models to get there soon, but they’re not there yet
AI researchers debate how close we are to recursive self-improvement

More examples

  • Are you ready to leave yet?
  • She hasn't finished her homework yet.
  • We don't need to leave just yet.

Forms

yet

Similar words

still
Emphasizes that a state continues, often beyond an expected time.
so far
Describes progress up to now without necessarily expecting a change.