already start

Frequency: 8.520.3 per million words

Indicates that an action or process has begun prior to the current or expected time.

alreadyADVERB + VERB

Categories:

start

Examples (10)

  • The concert has already started, so we'll miss the first song.
  • I got to the cinema late; the movie had already started.
  • Don't wait until next month; you should already start studying for the exam.
  • Has the game already started? I thought it was at 8 PM.
  • It's only November, but some stores have already started playing Christmas music.
  • The new project has already started to show promising results.
  • By the age of two, the child had already started to form simple sentences.
  • The engine had already started making a strange noise before it broke down.
  • We can't join the group now; they already started the main discussion.
  • I can't believe the renovations have already started next door!