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Originally Posted by Sashimister
I have a totally different opinion.
すでに here means "already".
There is no subject "I" hidden in that part in bold. We don't say 「someone は（が）～～の時間に入ろうとする」.
There is no "trying to do" in it, either, as there is no presence of a person in that part. 「～～の時間に入ろうとしていた」means that the particular time period had just begun or was beginning to start.
My translation, therfore, would be:
"My one-o'clock lunch break had just begun already, but"
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I can't believe I was so far off. This makes me a sad panda.
