we already ... long ago
我朝基思打手势，让他等着，这事我们早就说好了。
I gestured to Keith to wait; we'd already agreed on this.
我们早就把交易谈妥了，而且每一笔都顺利完成。
We finalized the deal a long time ago, and every transaction went smoothly.
我们早就甩掉他们了
We lost them a long time ago.
— I Am What I Am (2021)