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ASAP

1 American  
[ey-sap] / ˈeɪ sæp /

adverb

  1. without delay; promptly.

A.S.A.P. 2 American  
Or a.s.a.p.

abbreviation

  1. as soon as possible.

a.s.a.p. British  

abbreviation

  1. as soon as possible

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ASAP

First recorded in 1990–95; from A.S.A.P. “as soon as possible”

Example Sentences

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The judge wasn’t amused and said that any video recordings made by such devices needed to be deleted ASAP.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Deal with that credit-card debt ASAP, given that the average APR is 22.8%.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 8, 2026

Take the crowd out of the game ASAP.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

It’s nice to give electric cars slick new features as a sales tactic, but it’s far, far more essential that we get more low-cost and easily repairable models out there ASAP.

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2024

Her Operations officer rang and asked her to make a flight to another airfield that night, collect someone and deliver that someone elsewhere, all to be done ASAP.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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