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as soon as possible

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adv

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Translations

106 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فِي أَقْرَب وَقْت مُمْكِن (fī ʔaqrab waqt mumkin) — as soon as is possible
  • Arabic: فِي أَسْرَع وَقْت مُمْكِن (fī ʔasraʕ waqt mumkin) — as soon as is possible
  • Armenian: հնարավորինս շուտ (hnaravorins šut) — as soon as is possible
  • Armenian: որքան կարելի է շուտ (orkʻan kareli ē šut) — as soon as is possible
  • Azerbaijani: mümkün qədər tez — as soon as is possible
  • Catalan: al més aviat possible — as soon as is possible
  • Catalan: com més aviat millor — as soon as is possible
  • Catalan: tan aviat com es pugui — as soon as is possible
  • Chinese Mandarin: 盡快 /尽快 (jìnkuài) — as soon as is possible
  • Chinese Mandarin: 及早 (jízǎo) — as soon as is possible
  • Chinese Mandarin: 越快越好 (yuè kuài yuè hǎo) — as soon as is possible
  • Cornish: seulvegyns — as soon as is possible
  • Czech: co nejdříve — as soon as is possible
  • Danish: så hurtigt som muligt — as soon as is possible
  • Dutch: zo snel mogelijk — as soon as is possible
  • Esperanto: kiel eble plej baldaŭ — as soon as is possible
  • Esperanto: kiel eble plej rapide — as soon as is possible
  • Estonian: nii kiiresti kui võimalik — as soon as is possible
  • Finnish: heti, kun mahdollista — as soon as is possible
  • Finnish: mahdollisimman pian — as soon as is possible
  • French: dès que possible — as soon as is possible
  • French: le plus vite possible — as soon as is possible
  • French: au plus tôt — as soon as is possible
  • French: dans les plus brefs délais — as soon as is possible
  • Galician: o máis axiña posíbel — as soon as is possible
  • Georgian: სასწრაფოდ (sasc̣rapod) — as soon as is possible
  • Georgian: უმალ (umal) — as soon as is possible
  • German: so bald wie möglich — as soon as is possible
  • German: so schnell wie möglich — as soon as is possible
  • German: baldmöglichst — as soon as is possible
  • German: schnellstmöglich — as soon as is possible
  • Greek: το συντομότερο δυνατόν (to syntomótero dynatón) — as soon as is possible
  • Hebrew: בַּהֶקְדֵּם הָאֶפְשָׁרִי (bahekdém ha'efsharí) — as soon as is possible
  • Hindi: जितना जल्दी हो सके (jitnā jaldī ho sake) — as soon as is possible
  • Hindi: जितना जल्दी हो सकें (jitnā jaldī ho sakẽ) — as soon as is possible
  • Hindi: जल्द से जल्द (jald se jald) — as soon as is possible
  • Hungarian: mielőbb — as soon as is possible
  • Hungarian: minél előbb — as soon as is possible
  • Hungarian: minél hamarabb — as soon as is possible
  • Hungarian: a lehető leghamarabb — as soon as is possible
  • Hungarian: amint lehetséges — as soon as is possible
  • Hungarian: mihelyt lehetséges — as soon as is possible
  • Hungarian: amilyen hamar csak lehet — as soon as is possible
  • Hungarian: amilyen hamar csak lehetséges — as soon as is possible
  • Icelandic: sem fyrst — as soon as is possible
  • Icelandic: eins fljótt og auðið er — as soon as is possible
  • Icelandic: sem skjótast — as soon as is possible
  • Ido: tam balde kam posible — as soon as is possible
  • Irish: chomh luath agus is féidir — as soon as is possible
  • Irish: an túisce is féidir — as soon as is possible
  • Italian: al più presto — as soon as is possible
  • Italian: il più presto possibile — as soon as is possible
  • Italian: quanto prima — as soon as is possible
  • Italian: il prima possibile — as soon as is possible
  • Japanese: できるだけ早く (dekiru dake hayaku) — as soon as is possible
  • Japanese: 出来る限り早期 (dekiru gakiri sōki) — as soon as is possible
  • Japanese: できる限り急いで (dekiru kagiri isoide) — as soon as is possible
  • Japanese: 可及的速やかに (kakyūteki sumiyaka-ni) — as soon as is possible
  • Japanese: 一刻も早く (ikkoku mo hayaku) — as soon as is possible
  • Korean: 가능한 빨리 (ganeunghan ppalli) — as soon as is possible
  • Korean: 되도록 빨리 (doedorok ppalli) — as soon as is possible
  • Korean: 하루빨리 (haruppalli) — as soon as is possible
  • Korean: 일찌감치 (iljjigamchi) — as soon as is possible
  • Central Kurdish: بە زووترین کات (be zûtrîn kat) — as soon as is possible
  • Latin: quam primum — as soon as is possible
  • Latin: quam celerrime — as soon as is possible
  • Norwegian: så snart som mulig — as soon as is possible
  • Pannonian Rusyn: цо скорей (co skorej) — as soon as is possible
  • Pannonian Rusyn: цо найперше (co najperše) — as soon as is possible
  • Pannonian Rusyn: цо найскорей (co najskorej) — as soon as is possible
  • Persian: هرچه زودتر (harče zudtar) — as soon as is possible
  • Polish: tak szybko, jak to możliwe — as soon as is possible
  • Polish: możliwie najszybciej — as soon as is possible
  • Polish: możliwie jak najszybciej — as soon as is possible
  • Portuguese: o quanto antes — as soon as is possible
  • Brazilian Portuguese: o mais rápido possível — as soon as is possible
  • European Portuguese: o mais breve possível — as soon as is possible
  • Romanian: cel mai repede posibil — as soon as is possible
  • Romanian: cât de repede posibil — as soon as is possible
  • Romanian: cât mai curând — as soon as is possible
  • Romanian: cât mai curând posibil — as soon as is possible
  • Russian: как мо́жно скоре́е (kak móžno skoréje) — as soon as is possible
  • Russian: как мо́жно быстре́е (kak móžno bystréje) — as soon as is possible
  • Scottish Gaelic: cho luath sa ghabhas — as soon as is possible
  • Spanish: lo antes posible — as soon as is possible
  • Spanish: lo más pronto posible — as soon as is possible
  • Spanish: cuanto antes — as soon as is possible
  • Spanish: tan pronto como sea posible — as soon as is possible
  • Spanish: a la brevedad — as soon as is possible
  • Spanish: a la mayor brevedad — as soon as is possible
  • Spanish: en cuanto sea posible — as soon as is possible
  • Swedish: snarast — as soon as is possible
  • Swedish: så fort som möjligt — as soon as is possible
  • Swedish: så snart som möjligt — as soon as is possible
  • Tagalog: sa lalong madaling panahon — as soon as is possible
  • Thai: เร็วที่สุดเท่าที่จะเร็วได้ (reo têe sùt tâo têe jà reo dâai) — as soon as is possible
  • Turkish: bir an önce — as soon as is possible
  • Turkish: olabildiğince çabuk — as soon as is possible
  • Turkish: mümkün olduğunca çabuk — as soon as is possible
  • Turkish: bir an evvel — as soon as is possible
  • Ukrainian: якомо́га скорі́ше (jakomóha skoríše) — as soon as is possible
  • Ukrainian: якнайскорі́ше (jaknajskoríše) — as soon as is possible
  • Urdu: جلد از جلد (jald az jald) — as soon as is possible
  • Urdu: جتنی جلدی ہو سکے (jitnī jaldi ho sake) — as soon as is possible
  • Vietnamese: sớm nhất có thể — as soon as is possible
  • Vietnamese: càng sớm càng tốt — as soon as is possible