# ASAP

Pronunciation: say "ay-es-ay-PEE" /ˌeɪ.ɛs.eɪˈpi/

## Adverb

1. Initialism of as soon as possible. — Initialism of as soon as possible.
   - Simple: Initialism of as soon as possible. Use it when you want something done very quickly.
   - _The manager asked everyone to submit their expense reports ASAP._
   - _Dispatchers told the crew to reach the accident site ASAP._

## Origin

Dating from the 1950s, it was first recorded in Captain Annis G. Thompson's book The Greatest Airlift (1954). Military forces originally used it to mean "as soon as militarily possible."

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