Already and Yet

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Already adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.

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Yet and already are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Yet" instead an adverb "Already".

Yet adverb - At a later time.

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Already and yet are semantically related. You can use "Already" instead an adverb "Yet".

The Catcher in the Rye protagonist Holden Caulfield is not even in his 20's yet and already sports a number of grey hairs.

Source: Prematurely Grey-Haired
Thrusters rotate, landing gear deploy, missile bays open, MFDs in the cockpit move in and out of view as needed... The game's not even in alpha yet and already the visual fidelity puts many modern games to shame.

Source: Video Game / Star Citizen
Doing so should remove the centuries of tyranny and oppression from history, as well as cause a grandfather paradox (why would you go back to defeat Mondain if he was already defeated long ago?), yet everyone remembers everything.

Source: Timey-Wimey Ball

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