ASAP

adv
/ˈeɪ.sæp/

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.

  1. derived from War

Definitions

  1. Initialism of as soon as possible.

    • Susan, please check those figures ASAP!
  2. Alternative letter-case form of ASAP.

    • I feel the impatience in her voice, the desire to sell all her stuff asap and return home.

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