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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"If there isn't alignment here, we're dead in the water before we start, so that discussion has been going on for months already."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

In fact, he should have given you this information already.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The U.K. group said late Wednesday that it would offer €38 a share for the approximately 74% stake it doesn’t already own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Mineral NPs are already widespread throughout Earth's natural environments.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

“There are already too many,” I complain, glancing ahead and behind us.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

already

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