already

adverb

Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.

(US, Canada) An intensifier used to emphasize impatience or express exasperation.

So soon.

(Singapore, Singlish) Indicates the completion of an action (whether past or hypothetical), or more generally, perfective aspect.

(Singapore, Singlish) Marks a change in state, more or less in the same manner as the inchoative aspect.

Synonyms for already

yetadv previouslyadv earlieradv stilladv evenadv onceadv beforeadv heretoforeadv hithertoadv theretoforeadv

Words related to already

beenv nowadv hasn havev hadv recentlyadv currentlyadv latelyadv soadv alsoadv since werev anymoreadv tooadv butadv thoughadv presentlyadv hathv that apparentlyadv because wasn beforetime gotv hastv actuallyadv aren soonadv evidentlyadv newlyadv

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