I came across this conversation "Are we going out now?" "Not for a long time yet".
When I asked some persons the meaning "Not for a long time yet", one say it means "We are not going out yet. It will be a long time before we go out.", and one say it means "We won't be leaving for a while."
They say "We aren't going out now" but the term is different like "for a long time" and " not for a long time(for a while). Which is correct? Or do "for a long time" and "for a while" mean the same term?
Best Answer
By definition, yet as used here means:
but it is not time specific. So you have to look for another term for the time frame, in your examples "a while" or "a long time", whatever they mean in context. yet just emphasizes that it hasn't happened yet. It does not really add anything pertinent in your example. I would leave it out -