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 you feel guilty, you have already given yourself the answer.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The other one keeps walking since, if it was really there, someone would have picked it up already.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Their lab is already using working chips from TetraMem for machine learning tasks.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

He explained that in the 1800s the Isle of Man was already "considered an exotic place to go".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

We already left it all out on the track.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith