How to pronounce already

Say it like this: /ɑlˈɹɛdi/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/ɑlˈɹɛdi/

What does already mean?

advPrior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.

“Much of what he said I knew already.”

So soon.

“Are you quitting already?”

An intensifier used to emphasize impatience or express exasperation.

“Enough already!”

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allowed almost alone along also alternative although always

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