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Discover LudwigThe phrase "already locked" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something has been secured or made inaccessible prior to the current moment.
Example: "The door is already locked, so we can't get in."
Alternatives: "previously secured" or "already secured".
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Two frightened young women, both British, were already locked inside.
The school's metal gates were already locked for the Sabbath.
Almost 1C of warming is already locked in.
It's not my problem, because I've already locked in my price.
Though the aircraft doors were already locked, she knew she had to get off the plane.
The biggest obstacles to balancing the budget are programs where spending is already locked in.
Apple is already locked in a separate legal dispute with Nokia.
Why wasn't anyone talking about the dangerous climate change we have already locked in?
Current ESL design flows typically start with an executable specification model, where many essential design decisions are already locked down.
It's already locked Alan Partridge behind its paywall, and now it's got The Trip, too.
And the local networks in Philadelphia and Tampa Bay were already locked into alternate programming.
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