already
/ɔːlˈrɛdi/
adverb
- Before or by a specified or implied time; earlier than expected.
- The movie had already started when we arrived.
- Are you already leaving? It's only 8 o'clock.
- I have already finished my homework.
- Used to show surprise that something has happened so soon.
- You're already back from your trip? That was quick!
- The flowers are already blooming in March.
- Is it already midnight? Time flies!
- Used in negative statements or questions to emphasize that something should have happened earlier.
- Haven't you finished already? We need to go.
- I already told you not to touch that.
- She already knows the answer, so don't explain it again.
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