Historical clue formulations

• "Have you started without me?" — 2024-12-25
• "Has the meeting already begun?" — 2024-01-26
• "Did it start already?" — 2023-12-16
• "Oh, did you start already?" — 2020-03-05
• Question that might be asked when hurrying into a meeting — 2020-02-16
• Question following a holdup — 2019-06-15
• Timely question? — 2018-05-11
• Question asked breathlessly at a meeting — 2015-07-19
• "Have you started without me?" — 2010-05-22
• Tardy person's question — 2006-09-20
• "You haven't started yet, have you?" — 2003-01-31
• Tardy person's query — 2002-01-12