already
adverb
1 already
Prior to a specified or implied time.
Roget 118:
at this time,
at this moment
etc.
113;
at the present time
etc.
n.;
now,
at present;
at hand.
at this time of day,
today,
nowadays;
already;
even now,
but now,
just now;
on the present occasion;
for the time being,
for the nonce;
pro hac vice. [Lat.];
on the nail,
on the spot;
on the spur of the moment,
until now;
to this day,
to the present day.
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Roget 122:
paleo-;
archaeo-;
formerly;
of old,
of yore;
erst [G.],
whilom,
erewhile†,
time was,
ago,
over;
in the olden time
etc.
n.;
anciently,
long ago,
long since;
a long while,
a long time ago;
years ago,
yesteryear,
ages ago;
some time ago,
some time since,
some time back.
yesterday,
the day before yesterday;
last year,
ultimo;
lately
etc.
(newly)
123.
retrospectively;
ere now,
before now,
till now;
hitherto,
heretofore;
no longer;
once,
once upon a time;
from time immemorial,
from prehistoric times;
in the memory of man;
time out of mind;
already,
yet,
up to this time;
ex post facto.
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Roget 116:
before,
prior to;
earlier;
previously
etc.
adj.;
afore†,
aforehand†,
beforehand,
ere,
theretofore,
erewhile†;
ere then,
ere now,
before then,
before now;
erewhile†,
already,
yet,
beforehand;
on the eve of.
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Moby thesaurus: as yet, before, before all, by this time, earlier, early, ere, ere then, erenow, erstwhile, even, formerly, heretofore, hereunto, hitherto, once, or ever, previously, priorly, so far, still, then as previously, theretofore, thus far, till now, to date, to this day, until now, until this time, up to now, yet ... show more.
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