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ASAP

ASAP

130 4.0
As soon as you can
  • adverb
: lo antes posible
  • We need to get in touch with someone ASAP to fix this mess.

And you guys go to Sephora and smell this ASAP because this smells like summertime.

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Examples

Synonyms

immediately
vsASAP
∞ 1.0

At once without waiting

asks for action at the earliest opportunity rather than necessarily instantly
quick
vsASAP
  • Informal
∞ 1.0

Happening or done without any delay

uses the formal shortened form to request the earliest time
right away
vsASAP
915 1.0

Without any delay

requests the earliest convenient time rather than immediate execution
instantly
vsASAP
310 1.0

Right away without any delay

asks for the earliest opportunity, which may not be instantaneous
as soon as possible
vsASAP
244 1.8

As quickly as you can without delay

is the shortened written form of the same phrase
at once
vsASAP
237 1.0

Immediately without delay

seeks action at the earliest possible time, not strictly instant
promptly
vsASAP
93 2.1

Without delay or at the planned time

requests the soonest possible moment, not just punctual timing
pronto
vsASAP
  • Informal
48 5.6

Very quickly, without delay

seeks action at the earliest possible moment rather than instant
urgently
vsASAP
46 2.1

In a way that needs attention right away

asks for the earliest possible response but not always emergency action
instantaneously
vsASAP
25 5.6

Happen at once without delay

focuses on the soonest practical time, not absolute immediacy
straightaway
vsASAP
22 3.2

Without delay after something happens

prefers the soonest possible chance rather than instant action
expeditiously
vsASAP
11 7.3

In a quick and efficient way

focuses on earliest possible timing rather than efficiency of action
PDQ
vsASAP
  • Informal
1 8.9

Very quickly and without delay

is the abbreviation used for that same request

How Soon

immediately
∞ 1.0
ASAP
130 4.0
soon
∞ 1.0
later
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

ASAP positive

Morphology

ASAP = A + S + A + P

ASAP is an initialism made from the initial letters of the phrase 'as soon as possible'; the letters are not productive English morphemes, so learners cannot derive the meaning from the components unless they already know the phrase.

Etymology

ASAP is short for the phrase 'as soon as possible', made from the first letters people used in notes and messages to ask for quick action. So, ASAP means 'as quickly as you can' or that something is urgent.