Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Indicates that something has happened before a certain time or it is earlier than expected.
Already
/ɔːlˈredi/Synonyms:
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Examples:
"Her eyes I seem to see already!"That had already been present on the cricket and football fields.He already owed the city treasury five hundred thousand dollars.
Etymology:
The word already comes from Middle English al-redy, from Old English 'ealrǣde’, ‘eal’ meaning ‘all’, and ‘rǣde’ meaning ‘ready’ or ‘prepared’.
Usage Statistics:
314 mentions per 1 million words 
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