Already

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

1: ἤδη (Strong'S #2235 — Adverb — ede — ay'-day )

is always used of time in the Nt and means "now, at (or by) this time," sometimes in the sense of "already," i.e., without mentioning or insisting upon anything further, e.g.,  1 Timothy 5:15 . In  1 Corinthians 4:8;  1 John 2:8 , the Rv corrects the Av "now," and, in  2 Timothy 4:6 , the Av, "now ready to be," by the rendering "already."

 John 9:27  1 Corinthians 6:7 Philippians 3:16AttainComePrecede. 2 Corinthians 12:21 2 Corinthians 13:2

King James Dictionary

Alread'Y, adv. 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 .

Joseph was in Egypt already.  Exodus 1 .

Webster's Dictionary

(adv.) Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.