different between asap vs immediately

English

Adverb

asap (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of ASAP

Anagrams

• AAPS, AAPs, APAs, PAAs, PaaS, sapa

Banjarese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(h)as?p, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)as?p, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)as?p, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qas?b, from Proto-Austronesian *qas?b.

Noun

asap

1. smoke (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(h)as?p (compare Malay asap), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)as?p, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)as?p, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qas?b, from Proto-Austronesian *qas?b.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asap/
• Hyphenation: a?sap

Noun

asap

1. smoke (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)

Finnish

Etymology

From English asap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??s?p/, [??s??p]
• Rhymes: -?s?p
• Syllabification: a?sap

Adverb

asap

1. (office slang) As soon as possible, ASAP.

Synonyms

• ASAP
• niin pian kuin mahdollista

Anagrams

• aspa, sapa

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(h)as?p, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)as?p, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)as?p, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qas?b, from Proto-Austronesian *qas?b.

Noun

asap

1. smoke (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)

Indonesian

Noun

asap (first-person possessive asapku, second-person possessive asapmu, third-person possessive asapnya)

1. smoke

Jarai

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)as?p, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)as?p, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qas?b, from Proto-Austronesian *qas?b.

Noun

asap

1. smoke (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(h)as?p, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)as?p, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)as?p, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qas?b, from Proto-Austronesian *qas?b.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asap/
• Rhymes: -asap, -sap, -ap

Noun

asap (Jawi spelling ????, plural asap-asap, informal 1st possessive asapku, impolite 2nd possessive asapmu, 3rd possessive asapnya)

1. smoke (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)

Further reading

• “asap” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Rade

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)as?p, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)as?p, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qas?b, from Proto-Austronesian *qas?b.

Noun

asap

1. smoke (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qas?b, from Proto-Austronesian *qas?b.

Alternative forms

• hasap

Noun

asap

1. smoke; fume
2. irritation in the eye caused by smoke

English

Etymology

From immediate +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??mi?di.?tli/, /??mi?di.?tli/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /??mi?d??tli/, /??mi?d??tli/
• Hyphenation: im?me?di?ate?ly, im?me?diate?ly

Adverb

immediately (not comparable)

1. In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:immediately.

Synonyms

• forthwith, now, tout de suite; see also Thesaurus:immediately

Translations

Conjunction

immediately

1. directly (as soon as), instantly. Indicates that the independent clause describes something that occurs immediately after the dependent clause's referent does.

Synonyms

• as soon as
• directly after, immediately after, right after, etc.