Looking up...
by this time; before now
I've already eaten dinner.
Dinner was eaten before now.
The train has already left the station.
The train departed before the current time.
Used to indicate that something has happened before the present moment.
Use 'already' with actions that have been completed before the current moment.
'Already' is typically used with present perfect or past perfect tenses.
From Middle English 'all ready', meaning 'completely prepared'.
Often used with present perfect or past perfect tenses to indicate that an action was completed before the current time.