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i have waited vs I already waited

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'I have waited' indicates that the waiting has occurred at some point in the past and may still be ongoing. 'I already waited' implies that the waiting has been completed. The choice between the two depends on the specific context and the intended message.

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i have waited

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that the waiting has happened at some point in the past and may still be ongoing.

Examples:

I have waited for hours for the bus.
She has waited for him to call all day.

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I have waited 16 years for this board seat to open up.
The fulfilment of that for which I have waited since eternity began.
I have waited a thousand years for a worthy opponent.
I have waited for this day.
I have waited eight years for this.
I have waited six years... to ask this question.
I have waited 5 years for this.
I have waited 18 years for my graduation picture.
I have waited patiently with this trap of mine.
I have waited a lifetime for this.
I have waited, made sacrifices, all based on our agreement.
I have waited so long for you to admit your true Kryptonian heritage.
I have waited long time for this.
I have waited a very long time for this.
I have waited a very long time for this.
I have waited a long time for this reunion, agent Raimo.
I have waited for this my whole life.
I have waited for this day.
I have waited so long to meet you.
I have waited so long for this moment.

Alternatives:

I waited
I have been waiting
I have been waiting for a while

I already waited

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that the waiting has been completed or finished.

Examples:

I already waited for you at the restaurant.
She already waited for the movie to start.

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Mike and I have already waited a month.
I'd already waited 10 months, and I had to wait 18 more months.
You were here with some boy. I've already waited a week.
The Cooperative sector have already waited for more than 30 years.
People have already waited long enough.
You've already waited a year and a half.
We have already waited far too long.
You've already waited so long, an hour more or less...
But you've already waited, like, six months for the fringe...
I mean, she's already waited Till tom - today is tomorrow.
As many have stressed, we have already waited for 17 years, and we have to wait five more.
That would be a logical solution, but many old Member States have already waited a long time to enjoy the prestige and to have the possibility of having a Capital of Culture.
I know that John would wish this agreement to be translated into action sooner rather than later, and so, indeed, would many patients across the EU who have already waited long enough.
Recommends that the measures defined in the proposed directive be urgently adopted and implemented, as the workers in question have already waited more than five years since this very serious matter was first brought to the Commission's attention;
I know that FIFA have played for time already and has waited far too long before coming up with any response to the Commission's formal statement issued back in 1998.
I've already waited 18 years.
I've already waited too long.
I've waited enough already.
I already unwrapped your Christmas present.
I already broke the machine once.

Alternatives:

I waited already
I have already waited
I have waited already

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