As yet means so far, up to now: no opening date has been announced as yet. It almost always comes with a negative or with words like unknown, unconfirmed, undecided. It sounds formal; in conversation people say not yet or so far.
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as yet + negative statement / as yet + unconfirmed, unknown, undecided
- No opening date has been announced as yet.
- The cause of the delay is as yet unknown.
- We have not received the revised document as yet.
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First versionUntil now the cause is unknown.
RevisionThe cause is as yet unknown.
Until now looks like a perfect way to say so far. But until now usually means something was true before and isn't any more: until now I lived alone. To say the cause is still unknown, use as yet.
Not yet is the short conversational answer: Has it arrived? Not yet. So far works for good news too: so far, so good. As yet is usually about something that hasn't happened.
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The team has not made a decision up to now: The date is ___ undecided.
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as yet — There's still no decision, so it's as yet undecided. No longer undecided would mean the date has already been chosen.
Write a short work message about a date or result that hasn't been confirmed, using as yet.
The venue is booked, but the final programme is as yet unconfirmed.
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