already/ ɔːl'rεdɪ /

1.adverb
已经

I have already started making dinner.
我已经开始做晚餐了。
They've spent nearly a million dollars on it already.
他们在这上面已经花了近百万美金。
He was already late for his appointment.
他约会已经迟到了。
is it five o'clock already?
已经到5点了吗?