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All confusables

Already / All ready

Different forms

Already relates to time; all ready means fully prepared.

Already

Use when

You mean before now, before a stated time or sooner than expected.

Example

“The finance team has already approved the request.”

All ready

Use when

You mean everyone or everything is fully prepared.

Example

“The migration team is all ready for the cutover.”

Quick check

already for launch, all ready completed, users are already

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