# yet to be

idiom · Slang

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/yet-to-be
Updated: 2026-06-07

## Meaning

free

## Examples

- My schedule is yet to be decided.
- The final details of the project are yet to be confirmed by the manager.
- The true impact of this new technology is yet to be seen, as researchers continue to gather data from long-term studies.

## Origin

In the sense both of without cost, implying a part of the good time coming, and without restraint, as in the release from prison.

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