not final
Subject to change
Not final indicates something remains subject to change, revision, or further development.
A not final draft awaits editing; a not final decision may be reconsidered.
The phrase often appears in legal, business, and creative contexts where preliminary versions circulate before approval: These figures are not final, The lineup is not final until opening day.
- inconclusiveNot yielding a decision
- draftPreliminary version of text
- rough draftUnpolished first attempt
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- pendingAwaiting resolution or decision
under review · provisional · impermanent · sketch · first pass · preliminary · non-binding · conditional · appealable · undecided · revocable · tentative · work in progress · unfinished · revisable · unresolved · mutable · unratified
not finalfinal
Last and decisive
definitive · conclusive · ultimate · decisive · binding
not finalpermanent
Fixed without end
fixed · immutable · unchangeable · irreversible · unalterable