already Definition

already
adverb

1. Before the present time or the time in question.

Example: We've already paid
Thesaurus: by this time, beforehand, by now, previously, at present, by then, by that time, heretofore, hitherto.
2. So soon or so early.

Example: It was already lunchtime and he'd got nothing done

Etymology: 14c as al redy meaning ‘completely ready'.