Asap
/ˈeɪ.sæp/ adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Initialism of as soon as possible. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
"Susan, please check those figures ASAP!"
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of ASAP. alt-of, not-comparable
"I feel the impatience in her voice, the desire to sell all her stuff asap and return home."
Adverb
- 1 as soon as possible wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"I want an answer from you 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.