already
Before this moment
Already indicates that something has happened before now or before a specified time: I've already eaten, By noon they had already left.
It often emphasizes that something occurred sooner than expected: Are you leaving already?
In informal American speech, already can express impatience: Enough already! , Let's go already!
At a prior time
- beforePrior in time
- previouslyBefore the present moment
- priorExisting before another
- beforehandIn advance
sooner · formerly · past · preceding · antecedent · elapsed · bygone · historical
Remaining in expectation
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- restlessnessState of unease
agitation · annoyance · eagerness · tension · anxiety · fidgeting · sighing · tapping
Another time around
- once moreRepeated another time
- another timeA subsequent occasion
- repeatedlyMany times over
- redundantlyIn an excessive manner
rehash · reiteration · reoccurrence · cycle · pattern · habituation · routine · same old
Without prior indication
- remarkablyTo an unusual degree
- astonishinglyIn a stunning manner
- shockinglyIn a startling manner
- unbelievablyTo an implausible extent
incredibly · amazingly · startlingly · wow · really · seriously · actually
earlier
At a prior time
- beforePrior in time
- previouslyBefore the present moment
- priorExisting before another
beforehand · sooner · formerly · past · preceding · antecedent · elapsed · bygone · historical · retrospective
waiting
Remaining in expectation
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
restlessness · agitation · annoyance · eagerness · tension · anxiety · fidgeting · sighing · tapping · clock-watching
again
Another time around
- once moreRepeated another time
- another timeA subsequent occasion
- repeatedlyMany times over
redundantly · rehash · reiteration · reoccurrence · cycle · pattern · habituation · routine · same old · déjà vu
unexpectedly
Without prior indication
- remarkablyTo an unusual degree
- astonishinglyIn a stunning manner
- shockinglyIn a startling manner
unbelievably · incredibly · amazingly · startlingly · wow · really · seriously · actually
alreadynot yet
Before fulfillment, after expectation
yet · eventually · pending · someday · forthcoming
alreadylater
At a subsequent time
subsequently · afterward · afterwards · next · after
- enough alreadyPlea to stop
- already takenNo longer up for grabs
- already seenPreviously observed or known