alreadyadverb
uk/ɔːlˈred.i/us/ɑːlˈred.i/A2 before the present time:
I asked him to come to the exhibition but he'd already seen it.
The concert had already begun by the time we arrived.
I've already told him.
As I have already mentioned, I doubt that we will be able to raise all the money we need.
B1 earlier than the time expected:
Are you buying Christmas cards already? It's only September!
I've only eaten one course and I'm already full.
More examples
- He was disappointed to find they'd already gone.
- I've been waiting an hour already.
- I knew a lot about the subject already, but her talk was interesting nevertheless.
- The food is already on the table.
- I think we've already had the best of the hot weather this summer.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Before, after and already
- afore
- after
- afterwards
- ante
- as it is idiom
- before
- following
- front
- gone
- heretofore
- immediate
- in advance idiom
- in advance of sth/sb idiom
- in the wake of sth idiom
- later
- shortly
- subsequent
- successor
- thereafter
- this
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Idiom(s)
... already!