it hadn't been closed yet vs it had already been closed

Both phrases are correct, but they convey different meanings. 'It hadn't been closed yet' indicates that something was not closed at a specific point in the past, while 'it had already been closed' suggests that something was closed before a particular time. The choice between the two depends on the context and the intended meaning.

Last updated: March 21, 2024 • 990 views

it hadn't been closed yet

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that something was not closed at a specific point in the past.

This phrase is used to express that at a particular time in the past, something had not been closed yet. It implies that the closure had not occurred up to that moment.

Examples:

When I arrived, the store hadn't been closed yet.
The deal hadn't been closed yet when the news broke.
The decision hadn't been closed yet at the time of the meeting.

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Atari signaled the studio's closure in May of last year, when it was being prepared for "divestment," but said it hadn't been closed yet. Eurogamer reports that it ...
Atari signaled the studio's closure in May of last year, when it was being prepared for "divestment," but said it hadn't been closed yet. Eurogamer reports that it ...
Apr 22, 2015 ... ... Mulligan's (it opens 24 hours/day), dance at Gazebo (it opens until 6am, or at least I've stayed there until 6am and it hadn't been closed yet), ...
I knew the file wasn't complete enough to play... it hadn't been closed yet. I waited a bit more as the blank part of the tape was being searched. The file didn't get ...

Alternatives:

it wasn't closed yet
it had not been closed at that time

it had already been closed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that something was closed before a specific time in the past.

This phrase is used to convey that at a particular time in the past, something had already been closed. It implies that the closure had taken place prior to that moment.

Examples:

By the time we got there, the store had already been closed.
The project had already been closed when the new manager took over.
The registration had already been closed by the deadline.

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Dec 12, 2015 ... "I just let them all go," Phillips said, "and by the time they got there – just minutes later – it had already been closed to traffic and they had to ...
Nov 12, 2015 ... On a Boeing 757, a flight attendant opened the door after it had already been closed prior to push back. He wanted to send some last-minute ...
On the internet I read it had already been closed since the summer of 2013. Too bad, it looked very promising and I would have liked to visit its interior.
... THEN close the window, then on restart, that tab is restored, even though it had already been closed before Chrome shut down. Since I generally don't create ...

Alternatives:

it was already closed
it had been closed before

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it hadn't been closed yet vs it had already been closed