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already
alreadyso soon; previously: Oh, but I’ve already eaten.
Not to be confused with:all ready – everyone is prepared, available, or willing: We are all ready to go to dinner now.al·read·y A0227100 (ôl-rĕd′ē)adv.1. By this or a specified time: The children were already asleep when we got home.2. So soon: Are you quitting already?3. Informal Used as an intensive: Be quiet already. Enough already.
[Middle English alredi : al, all; see all + redi, ready; see ready.]already (ɔːlˈrɛdɪ) adv1. by or before a stated or implied time: he is already here. 2. at a time earlier than expected: is it ten o'clock already?. al•read•y (ɔlˈrɛd i)
adv. 1. previously; prior to or at some specified or implied time. 2. so soon; so early. 3. Informal. (used as an intensifier to express exasperation or impatience): Let's go already! [1350–1400; Middle English al redy literally, “all ready”] usage: The written forms already and all ready have distinct uses and meanings. already means “previously” (The plane had already landed) or “so soon” (It's December already). The phrase all ready means “entirely ready, prepared”: I was all ready to leave for church. already1. referring to an actionYou use already to say that something has happened before now, or that it has happened sooner than expected. When referring to an action, most speakers of British English use a perfect form with already. They put already after have, has, or had, or at the end of a clause. He had already left when I arrived.I've had tea already, thank you.Many speakers of American English, and some speakers of British English, use the past simple instead of the present perfect. For example, instead of saying 'I have already met him', they say 'I already met him' or 'I met him already'. You already woke up the kids.I told you already he's a professor.2. referring to a situationAlready is also used to say that a situation exists at an earlier time than expected. If there is no auxiliary verb, you put already in front of the verb, unless the verb is be. She already knows the answer.By the middle of June the society already had more than 1000 members.If the verb is be, you put already after it. It was already dark.Tickets are already available online.If there is an auxiliary verb, you put already after the auxiliary verb. This species is already considered endangered.If there is more than one auxiliary verb, you put already after the first one. Portable computers can already be plugged into TV sets.You can put already at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis. Already the company is three quarters of the way to the target.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. |  already - prior to a specified or implied time; "she has already graduated" |
alreadyadverb before now, before, previously, at present, by now, by then, even now, by this time, just now, by that time, heretofore, as of now They've spent nearly a billion dollars on it already.alreadyadverbAt a time in the past:before, earlier, erstwhile, formerly, once, previously.Archaic: aforetime, beforetime.Translationsalready (oːlˈredi) adverb1. before a particular time; previously. I had already gone when Tom arrived; I don't want that book – I've read it already. 已經 已经2. before the expected time. Are you leaving already?; He hasn't gone already, has he? 提早，提前 已经，提前 - I'm already taking this medicine → 我已经服用这种药了
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all right(y) alreadyPlease stop; that's enough. Typically used as an expression of frustration. All right already! We can have pizza for dinner tonight, just stop whining about it! All righty already! I'm turning off the TV because I can't watch that movie one more time!See also: all, alreadyEnough already!Stop; that's enough. An imperative for one to stop doing what they're doing. Enough already! I've heard everything you have to say—now, I need some time to make my own decision.See also: enoughAll right(y) already!Inf. an impatient way of indicating agreement or acquiescence. Alice: All right already! Stop pushing me! Mary: I didn't do anything! Bill: Come on! Get over here! Bob: All righty already! Don't rush me!See also: all, rightAll right already! and All righty already! phr. All right!; Okay. (The second version is more comical than rude.) All right already! Stop pushing me! See also: all, rightAll righty already! verbSee All right already!See also: all, rightyEnough, already! exclam. That is enough! Stop! Please stop! Enough, already! already
Related to already: All readySynonyms for alreadyadv before nowSynonyms- before now
- before
- previously
- at present
- by now
- by then
- even now
- by this time
- just now
- by that time
- heretofore
- as of now
Synonyms for alreadyadv at a time in the pastSynonyms- before
- earlier
- erstwhile
- formerly
- once
- previously
- aforetime
- beforetime
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