not ready for prime time

Not ready to be exposed to a wider or larger audience. I guess the rookie isn't ready for prime time yet—he's had three turnovers already. No, the app isn't ready for prime time quite yet—the development team is still dealing with some bugs.

See also: for, not, prime, ready, time

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primetime
not in the same league as (someone or something)
not in the same league with
not in the same league with (someone or something)
not built that way
pull (one's) chain
pull someone's chain
yank (one's) chain
yank somebody's chain
yank someone's chain

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