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ASAP¹
- /ˈeɪ.sæp/
Rhymes with -æp, -iː
Where it comes from
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.
adverb asap
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Initialism of as soon as possible
Susan, please check those figures ASAP!
Similar: stat · Opposite: at leisure
asap²
adverb
- Alternative letter-case form of ASAP I feel the impatience in her voice, the desire to sell all her stuff asap and return home.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: immediate, immediately, stat, pronto, fast, continued, emergency, urgent, urgency, pdq, quickly, quick, hurry, suite, passes, soon
Translations
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adv as soon as possible
| 日本語 | 大至急 daishikyuu, なるべく早く narubekuhayaku, なるはや naruhaya |
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| 中文 | 盡快 /尽快 jìnkuài, 及早 jízǎo |
| Português | o mais rápido possível, o quanto antes |
| Français | dès que possible, au plus vite |
| Deutsch | so bald wie möglich, so schnell wie möglich, schnellstmöglich |
| Italiano | appena possibile, il prima possibile, al più presto, il più presto possibile, quanto prima |
| Русский | как мо́жно скоре́е kak móžno skoréje, как мо́жно быстре́е kak móžno bystréje |
| Tiếng Việt | sớm nhất có thể, càng sớm càng tốt |
| עברית | בַּהֶקְדֵּם הָאֶפְשָׁרִי bahek'dém haef'sharí |
Talk about this word "asap." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/asap. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. asap. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/asap "asap." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/asap.Cite this
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title = {asap},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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