Already
Already adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
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Synonyms for Already
By this time and already are semantically related. in before now topic. In some cases you can use "By this time" instead an adverb "Already", when it comes to topics like by that time, before expected time. popular alternative
By this time
Already and by this time are semantically related. You can use "Already" instead an adverb phrase "By this time".
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Related pairs
- then and already
- then and by this time
- yet and already
- yet and by this time
- before and already
- before and by this time
- earlier and already
- earlier and by this time
- previously and already
- previously and by this time
- formerly and already
- formerly and by this time
- once and already
- once and by this time
Both terms in one sentence
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By this time, a new telenovela was already announced, so people were actually already waiting for this story to finally come to an end.
Source: Series / La Madrastra - This eventually culminates in Anakin Force Choking Padme out of crazed jealousy (although by this time he's already committed wholesale child murder, so this is almost a step downwards for him).
Source: Imaginary Love Triangle -
Disney execs thought this too confusing and demanded that red=bad and blue=good, but by this time the scenes with the yellow Clu were already finished.
Source: Film / TRON: Legacy
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By this time and Already. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/already/by_this_time
Already & By this time. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/already/by_this_time>.
By this time or Already. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/already/by_this_time.
