some time yet

noun, adv — 2 senses

some time yet

noun
1

A period of time from the present stretching to an indefinite point in the future.

  • ...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.1786, George Washington, a letter to John Jay of 18 May 1786:

some time yet

adv
1

Occurring in duration until an indefinite time in the future.

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