हो चुका था

had already

→ होना
phrase Rare #9,593
had already Follows a verb to show that an action or event had been completed by a point in the past.
HI: जब मैं पहुँचा, बैठक शुरू हो चुकी थी।
EN: When I arrived, the meeting had already started.

पर हमारा निकाह किसी और से तय हो चुका था।

But our marriage had already been arranged with someone else.

— Haq (2025)

युद्ध शुरू हो चुका था।

The war had already begun.

— Incendies (2010)

टॉम का घर पूरी तरह से नष्ट हो चुका था।

Tom's house had been completely destroyed.

विक्रम और मेरा तलाक़ हो चुका था।

Vikram and I had gotten divorced.

— Tribhanga (2021)

लेकिन जब भूख का खयाल आया, सब कुछ बंद हो चुका था।

But by the time I thought of getting something to eat, everything had already closed.

— 83 (2021)