すでに
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. already
No, they must have already started preparing.
2. previously; before
3. undeniably; unmistakably; in the first place
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
it's already too late
in the meantime; meanwhile
it's already too late
Examples (109 in total)
The reservation is already made.
But it was already too late.
He has already gone out.
The tension has already dissipated.
The train has already arrived.
I've already received compensation.
I already know the recipe.
It is already circulating in the market.
My older sister was already tearing up.
Mary has already left.
The judgment has already been handed down.
Short skirts are already out of fashion.
I've already read it.
It was already dark outside.
I am already convinced, though.
There were already a lot of people.
I've rung the bell already.
They have already visited the United States.
It should already be night.
There are flowers that have already bloomed.
I have already mastered how to use the kitchen.
I already have an envelope.
My feet had already frozen fast to the spot.
The rumour has already spread.
There is already work that I have taken over.
Dishes are already lined up on the dining table.
But by the time I noticed, it was already too late.
I already know the tricks of the trade.
It seems it's already become public knowledge.
The advance notice has already been given.
John has already come to the station.
The clock has already struck noon.
Sam has already done his homework.
Preparations are already under way for the Olympic Games.
This class is already full.
The last train has already gone.
We've already done our work.
No, they must have already started preparing.
It is already ten years since we got married.
He has already finished his work.
I'm already over thirty.
The facility itself no longer exists.
Unfortunately, I already have plans for that day.
I have already read today's paper.
It is already being used by customers.
The messengers were already waiting in the garden.
I have already finished my homework.
The problems listed have already been fixed.
A considerable amount of time and effort have been spent already.
There are also reports that it has already been occupied.
It is rumored that secret peace talks have already begun.
There were already over 20 people sitting there.
I have already explained the reason regarding that matter.
But people had already begun to drift away from him.
That information had already been brought to her as well.
The sun had already risen when I woke up.
I already know the answer to what should be done about it.
The development team is already working on another project.
Almost everyone has already left.
Kim is already focused on something else.
At the rink, several skaters had already started practicing.
The company has already established its fame as a robot manufacturing company.
The household was already awake at 6 in the morning.
Most of the students who commute from home have already gone home.
The bus had already left when I got to the bus stop.
A French edition of this book already exists.
When they got to the station, the train had already left.
I ran for the bus and was already breathless.
Tom and Mary have both already left Boston.
If there were a God, I would already have been saved.
Not that much time has passed yet, but it already feels nostalgic.
By the time I arrived, he had already left.
By the age of seven, he had already made his own bow and arrows.
When I awoke, he had already been there.
I have only crossed about half of the bridge, but I already want to go back.
When I arrived home, the keys had already been stolen.
He claimed that he had returned the book to the library.
The enemy, too, has already shown itself, neither fleeing nor hiding.
The train had already left when I arrived at the station.
The sword in his hand was already half bent.
People in those days already knew that the earth is round.
It is already five years since we began to study English.
This road should have already been completed according to the original plan.
The government has already reached a conclusion on what to do from now on.
Her weight has already increased by thirteen kilograms.
Judging by his slightly flushed face, he's already pretty drunk.
The story I heard from my mother was not much different from the stories I had already heard.
They have already established their positions within the faction.
Arriving at the station, I found the train had already left.
No, he might already be praising me to my face.
When we went to the hall, the concert had already begun.
This one piece alone already makes me glad I came.
Tom and Mary have already told John what to do.
When Peter got up, Jean had already left home.
When I reached the classroom, she was no longer there.
There were already a lot of people waiting in a line in front of the movie theater.
The dance had already started when I got there.
This is also part of your work, as I told you before.
There were already several couples and groups on the hill.
The maid had already cleaned the room when Carol walked in.
Much has already been said about the difficulty of translating poetry.
Despite only two exchanges of offense and defense, both are already beginning to breathe heavily.
Beyond passion or ambition, madness already dwells in the girl's eyes.
Actually, I have already worked out a plan for what kind of chocolate to make.
She had already gone to bed when I called her at 11 p.m.
I arrived at the stadium at 4:00 p.m., but the game had already started.
When they had their first baby, they had been married for 10 years.
His airplane had already left when I got to Narita Airport.
In Thailand it has already become too dry to grow rice in some parts of the country.