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ASAP

Cliché Communication Acronym General

As Soon As Possible. Technically a flexible deadline; culturally a fire alarm. Frequency of use is inversely proportional to actual urgency.

Heard in the wild

“Legal needs the redlines back ASAP.”

Tone check: Cliché

Overuse destroys its power. If everything is ASAP, nothing is.

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