Dictionary
al•read•y
Pronunciation: (ôl-red'ē), [key]—
adv.
1. by this or that time; previously; prior to or at some specified or implied time:
When we came in, we found they had already arrived.
2. now; so soon; so early:
Is it noon already?
3. Informal.(used as an intensifier to express exasperation or impatience):
Let's go already! Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.