as soon as possible
as soon as possible adverb: as soon as is possible; at one's earliest convenience; at the earliest possible time.
Adverb
as soon as possible (not comparable)
- As soon as is possible; at one's earliest convenience; at the earliest possible time.
- The Admiral, very apprehensive of her falling into the hands of the enemy, sent me with discretional orders to Captain Hood, that, should he not be able to get her off the shoal, he might put his men into the Thames, and burn the Venerable, making the signal at the same time for the Thames to close...1838, Sir John Ross, Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I
- These depraved lustings after flesh, grease, narcotics, etc., are a disgrace to human nature; you ought to be ashamed of them, and eradicate and destroy them as soon as possible.1851, J. Bradford Sax, The Organic Laws; Or, the Laws which Govern the Human Organism
- Synonyms:
- ASAP
as soon as possible meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Tagalog
as soon as possible in Hindi
- as soon as is possible
- जितना जल्दी हो सके jitnā jaldī ho sake, जितना जल्दी हो सकें jitnā jaldī ho sakẽ, जल्द से जल्द jald se jald
as soon as possible in Tamil
- இயன்ற உடனே
as soon as possible in Urdu
- as soon as is possible
- جلد از جلد jald az jald, جتنی جلدی ہو سکے jitnī jaldi ho sake
as soon as possible in Tagalog
- as soon as is possible
- sa lalong madaling panahon
More languagesFewer languages
- as soon as possible in Arabic
- فِي أَقْرَب وَقْت مُمْكِن fī ʔaqrab waqt mumkin, فِي أَسْرَع وَقْت مُمْكِن fī ʔasraʕ waqt mumkin
- as soon as possible in Persian
- هرچه زودتر harče zudtar
- as soon as possible in Thai
- เร็วที่สุดเท่าที่จะเร็วได้ reo têe sùt tâo têe jà reo dâai
- as soon as possible in Vietnamese
- sớm nhất có thể, càng sớm càng tốt
Examples of as soon as possible in a sentence
- Then he put a trunk line phone call through to the nearest township and asked the Police to send someone out as soon as possible.1943, H. Lorna Bingham, The Lost Tribe, Sydney: Winn and Co., page 13, column 2:
- Where I do agree with Tim is that we need 'non-fossil fuel power to be the default for the railways as soon as possible.2021 April 7, “Open Access: Free charging points at station car parks”, in RAIL, number 928, page 38:
Synonyms of as soon as possible
Forms of as soon as possible
| alternative form | ASAP |
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| alternative form | asap |
Questions about as soon as possible
- What does as soon as possible mean?
- As soon as possible means as soon as is possible; at one's earliest convenience; at the earliest possible time.
- What is as soon as possible in Hindi?
- As soon as possible in Hindi is जितना जल्दी हो सके (jitnā jaldī ho sake), जितना जल्दी हो सकें (jitnā jaldī ho sakẽ), जल्द से जल्द (jald se jald). See As soon as possible meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use as soon as possible in a sentence?
- Then he put a trunk line phone call through to the nearest township and asked the Police to send someone out as soon as possible.
- What part of speech is as soon as possible?
- As soon as possible is an adverb.
Words near as soon as possible in the dictionary
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