yet

By now or by a particular time, usually when something is expected but has not happened.

• Is dinner ready yet?
• She has not arrived yet.
• Had you met him yet when you moved here?

How to use it: have/has not done something yet (I have not finished my homework yet.); have/has someone done something yet? (Have you eaten yet?)

Similar words: so far

Common phrases: not yet, yet to arrive, finished yet, have yet to

Used to tell someone to wait before doing something.

• Do not leave yet.
• Do not open the box yet; wait for me.
• Do not switch the lights off yet.

How to use it: do not do something yet (Do not start yet; we need another player.)

Common phrases: not yet, leave yet, start yet

Used to connect two ideas that are surprisingly different or opposite.

• The room is small yet comfortable.
• She was tired, yet she kept working.
• The plan sounds simple, yet it could fail.

How to use it: A yet B (The bag is light yet strong.)

Similar words: but, however

Common phrases: small yet strong, simple yet effective, and yet, yet still