Used in a Sentence

already

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for already.

Editorial note

If the water-shortage is already so bad that it could cause prices like that for individuals, then you've already got a problem that'll cause health issues.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of already gathered in one view.

adverb

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

adverb

So soon.

adverb

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for already.

adverb

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

adverb

So soon.

adverb

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

adverb

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

Example sentences

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If the water-shortage is already so bad that it could cause prices like that for individuals, then you've already got a problem that'll cause health issues.

2

Quite right, trumpets are already made in volume and thus are already sold at their marginal cost of production.

3

The more languages you have the more effort is required for having good tooling, which is already lacking.

4

The internet is already censored worldwide.

5

It's like walking into a party where everybody is already 3 or 4 beers deep and trying to join the conversation.

6

Apple's latest design removed those empty spots.[1] But don't despair, you can already get a lot of what you want without dedicated buttons.

7

But even that is already in the realm of 'diminishing returns on investment'.

8

Merely refining oil into gasoline already has an efficiency of less than 90%.

9

You can already tweet photos, videos, but not more than 140 characters?

10

Honest answer: it's already happening in a way since I do run an Adblocker and Noscript and a custom hosts file etc.

11

So they already must have mechanisms to achieve this.

12

Google already uses GeoIP (and IP multicast).

Quote examples

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Doing a promotion-model on a page that already is promoting the product is "yo dawg" levels of silliness.

2

And all this effort just to add "another signal" to the pile of checks we already do...

3

"We sometimes hire fresh grads without a clearance, but experienced hires are generally expected to already have them" Sounds like the problem is one entirely of your company's making.

4

After that $14,000 "subsidy" the 500e still a $32,500 car, which will appeal primarily to people who are likely replacing an already efficient late model vehicle for a tiny net carbon savings.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use already in a sentence?

If the water-shortage is already so bad that it could cause prices like that for individuals, then you've already got a problem that'll cause health issues.

What does already mean?

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

What part of speech is already?

already is commonly used as adverb.