ALREADY

already

(adverb) prior to a specified or implied time; “she has already graduated”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adverb

already (not comparable)

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

So soon.

Usage notes

Already may be used with the present perfect (I have already done that), the past perfect (I had already done it by then), the future perfect (When you arrive, the business will already have been completed) or the simple future (When you arrive, the business will already be complete).

"Already" and "all ready" do not mean the same thing. The two-word term can be used to mean "fully prepared."

Etymology 2

Adverb

already (not comparable)

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

Anagrams

• adlayer

Source: Wiktionary

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Al*read"y, adv. Etym: [All (OE. al) + ready.]

Definition: Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously. "Joseph was in Egypt already." Exod. i. 5. I say unto you, that Elias is come already. Matt. xvii. 12.

Note: It has reference to past time, but may be used for a future past; as, when you shall arrive, the business will be already completed, or will have been already completed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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