asap
/ˈeɪ.sæp/
asap is the alternative letter-case form of ASAP.
Adverb capitalized: ASAP
ASAP (not comparable)
- Initialism of as soon as possible.
- Susan, please check those figures ASAP!
- Synonyms:
- stat
- Antonyms:
- at leisure
Synonyms of asap
Antonyms
Forms of asap
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Origin of asap
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.
Words that rhyme with asap
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- scrap
- map
- rap
- slap
- overlap
- pap
- crap
- sap
- yap
- bap
- unwrap
- app
- chap
- dap
- frappe
- nap
- uncap
- wap
- entrap
- enwrap
- fap
- frap
- hap
- jap
- minimap
- Phrygian cap
- plap
- recap
- whap
- anion gap
- bad rap
- belap
- betrap
- cloth cap
- Fanny Murray cap
- FAPP
- GAAP
- ion trap
- katsap
- lagniappe
- mishap
- Noddy cap
- scap
- shrap
- stap
- umbelap
- unstrap
- voting cap
Questions about asap
- What is asap the alternative letter-case form of?
- Asap is the alternative letter-case form of ASAP.
- What part of speech is asap?
- Asap is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce asap?
- Asap is pronounced /ˈeɪ.sæp/.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: asap (page history and authors); ASAP (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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