All ready means all is ready, that is everyone or everything is prepared; quite ready in every particular; completely ready: “I was all ready to start my trip to the Himalayas.”
Already, on the other hand, carries some different meanings:
1. By this time; soon: “Are you finished with your work already?”
2. Before this time: “We arrived at noon but you had already gone.”
Usage example that uses these 2 words: I was all ready to go on my trip, but when I went to the bus station, I found out that the bus had already gone and so I had to wait two hours for the next one.
Explore More Usage Tips:
- All Together & Altogether
- All Ways & Always
- Allay, Alley & Ally
- Allusion, Delusion, Elusion & Illusion
- Altar & Alter
