Meaning & use
not yet decided
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Meaning
adjectivenot comparable
Not having been settled or chosen; still open to a decision.
Grammar: Used after the verb be or before a noun: The date is not yet decided. / a not yet decided question.
Patterns
- be not yet decided
- remain not yet decided
The location of the wedding is not yet decided.
Whether we will go on the trip is not yet decided.
The final list of players is not yet decided, so keep practicing.
Common combinations
- still not yet decided
- The winner is still not yet decided after three rounds.
- not yet decided on
- We are not yet decided on the menu for the party.
- not yet decided whether
- It is not yet decided whether the event will be indoors.
- remain not yet decided
- The question of funding remains not yet decided.
Synonyms and how they differ
- undecided
- Undecided is a single adjective meaning not having made a decision; it is more concise and common than 'not yet decided'.
- unsettled
- Unsettled means not resolved or agreed; it can also describe a place or feeling, so it is broader than 'not yet decided'.
- pending
- Pending means waiting to be decided, often in official contexts; it is more formal than 'not yet decided'.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: not yet decided or undecided?
not yet decided vs undecided
Undecided means a person has not made a decision; 'not yet decided' often describes the matter itself, not the person. They are close but used slightly differently.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'not yet decided' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Option A uses the correct adjective form 'decided' after 'is'. Option B changes the word order but is also correct; however, only one answer is asked, and An is the most standard. Option C uses the base verb incorrectly. Option D uses the -ing form incorrectly.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “not yet decided”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.