AlreadyALREAD'Y, adverb alred'dy. [all and ready. See [[Ready]].]Literally, a state of complete preparation; but, by an easy deflection, the sense is, at this time, or at a specified time.Elias is come already [[Matthew 17#12|Matthew 17:12]].Joseph was in Egypt already [[Exodus 1#5|Exodus 1:5]].