already

[/ɔːlˈrɛdi/]

adverb

já

1. before or by now; previously

I have already finished my homework.

Eu já terminei meu dever de casa.

2. used to express surprise or impatience about something happening sooner than expected

Are you leaving already?

Você já está saindo?

3. used to emphasize that something is happening or has happened

It's already midnight.

Já é meia-noite.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

já

Most common usage across Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

já

Standard usage, sometimes with emphasis in casual speech

São Paulo

já

Standard usage, formal and informal contexts

Portugal

já

Standard usage, identical to Brazilian Portuguese

already been there and done that

já estava na hora

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