English Explanatory Dictionary

ASAP

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Initialism of as soon as possible.
adv
  1. Alternative letter-case form of ASAP.

Pronunciation

/ˈeɪ.sæp/ /ˌeɪ.ɛs.eɪˈpiː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-ASAP.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-asap.wav

Word forms

ASAP

Etymology

From the 1950s. First known use in a book of Captain Annis G Thompson, who was involved in the Korean War, The Greatest Airlift (1954). Originally used in the meaning "as soon as militarily possible" by military forces.

Synonyms

stat

Antonyms

at leisure
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