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*soon as possible

at the earliest time. (*Also: as ~.) I'm leaving now. I'll be there as soon as possible. Please pay me soon as possible.

See also: soon

as far as possible and so far as possible

as much as possible; to whatever degree is possible. We must try, as far as possible, to get people to stop smoking in buses. As far as possible, the police will issue tickets to all speeding drivers. I'll follow your instructions so far as possible.

See also: far

everything humanly possible

everything that is in the range of human powers. The rescuers did everything humanly possible to find the lost campers. The doctor tried everything humanly possible to save the patient.

See also: everything

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as far as possible also so far as possible

if you can You should avoid that topic as far as possible.

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as soon as possible

in the least amount of time there can be We need an ambulance as soon as possible! Someone has been hurt!

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