ASAP
1 Americanadverb
abbreviation
abbreviation
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of ASAP
First recorded in 1990–95; from A.S.A.P. “as soon as possible”
Example Sentences
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“Everyone expressed frustration” that VTrckS was not given more consideration, read the notes from a call between state and federal officials on July 20, and they “made it clear that all states would rather go that route A.S.A.P.”
From New York Times
"Now ... we will get a firm date for groundbreaking A.S.A.P."
From Reuters
Mario Cordero, the executive director of the Port of Long Beach, said that the price differential encouraged shipping companies to get their containers “back to Asia A.S.A.P. so you can load it with import items.”
From New York Times
“But even if I didn’t make that list, I would have been fine. I’d just be sitting on a different list of people who didn’t make the Freshman list, like Drake, Lil Baby, Young Thug, A.S.A.P. Rocky.”
From Los Angeles Times
Voices tumbled through bars: “Free Paul Ford! A.S.A.P.!”
From New York Times
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