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asap

/ˌeɪˌɛsˌeɪˈpi/ /ˌeɪˌsæp/

Meanings
adverb
As soon as is possible; at one's earliest convenience; at the earliest possible time.

Examples :

"Please submit your report asap. "
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Related Words

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as adverb

/ˈæs/

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

"The student studied hard for the test, as did her brother. "

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at verb

/æt/

To reply to or talk to someone, either online or face-to-face. (from the practice of targeting a message or reply to someone online by writing @name)

"My friend is going to at me on Twitter about the new movie. "

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time noun

/tɑem/ /taɪm/

The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.

"Time stops for nobody.   the ebb and flow of time"

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please verb

/pliːz/ /pliz/

To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.

"Her presentation pleased the executives."

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one noun

/wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/

The digit or figure 1.

"My son's math test had only one correct answer for the last problem. "

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possible noun

/ˈpɒsɪbl̩/ /ˈpɑsəbl̩/

A possible one.

"A possible solution to the math problem is to use the formula. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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report noun

/ɹəˈpoːt/ /ɹɪˈpɔːt/ /ɹɪˈpɔɹt/

A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject).

"A report by the telecommunications ministry on the phone network revealed a severe capacity problem."

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submit verb

/səbˈmɪt/

To yield or give way to another.

"They will not submit to the destruction of their rights."

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soon adjective

/suːn/

Short in length of time from the present.

"I need the soonest date you have available."

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earliest adjective

/ˈɜː.li.ɪst/ /ˈɝ.li.ɪst/

At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.

"at eleven, we went for an early lunch;  she began reading at an early age;  his mother suffered an early death"

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convenience noun

/kənˈviːnɪəns/ /kənˈvinjəns/

The quality of being convenient.

"Fast food is popular because of its cost and convenience."