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already

[awl-red-ee] / ɔlˈrɛd i /
ADVERB
before expected time
Synonyms
STRONGEST
before earlier once previously then
WEAK
as of now at present before now but now by now by that time by the time mentioned by then by this time even now formerly heretofore in the past just now now up to now
Antonyms
STRONGEST
later

Example Sentences

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Production on the hit reality series had already wrapped and the premiere was slated for March 22.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

But if his asylum claim was successful, what would that mean for his wife back in Pakistan, our reporter asked, if he had already told the Home Office he was gay?

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

She has said she would favor of a freeze on data-center construction if it includes an exception for a project already planned in the town of Jay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Although the incident had already been addressed publicly and dealt with in court, the leaked video featured previously unseen footage of the dispute.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

And she’d even made him laugh twice today already.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman