at someone's earliest convenience

at someone's earliest convenience
at someone's earliest convenience
as soon as it is possible for someone to do something. (This is also a polite way of saying

immediately.

) •

Please stop by my office at your earliest convenience.

Bill, please have the oil changed at your earliest convenience.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • at someone's earliest convenience — at someone’s earliest convenience formal phrase as soon as someone is able to do something Please call me back at your earliest convenience. Thesaurus: soon and as soon as possiblesynonym Main entry: convenience …   Useful english dictionary

  • at someone's earliest convenience — formal as soon as someone is able to do something Please call me back at your earliest convenience …   English dictionary

  • at sb's earliest convenience — FORMAL ► as soon as someone is able to do something: »Please arrange a meeting with your mortgage adviser at your earliest convenience. Main Entry: ↑convenience …   Financial and business terms

  • at your earliest convenience — ► used to ask someone to do something, or to say that you will do something as soon as possible: »Please give me a call back at your earliest convenience on extension one two four seven. Main Entry: ↑early …   Financial and business terms

  • convenience — con|ven|ience [ kən viniəns ] noun * 1. ) uncount a condition that makes it easier to do something and helps you to avoid wasting time or effort: Many people enjoy the pleasures and convenience of living downtown. Convenience and speed of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • convenience */ — UK [kənˈviːnɪəns] / US [kənˈvɪnɪəns] noun Word forms convenience : singular convenience plural conveniences 1) [uncountable] a condition that makes it easier to do something and helps you to avoid wasting time or effort Many people enjoy the… …   English dictionary

  • convenience — con|ve|ni|ence [kənˈvi:niəns] n 1.) [U] the quality of being suitable or useful for a particular purpose, especially by making something easier or saving you time ▪ Ready meals sell well because of their convenience. the convenience of doing sth… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • convenience — noun 1 (U) the quality of being suitable for a particular purpose, especially because it is easy to use or saves you time: Many women prefer the convenience of working at home while their children are small. | for convenience: We bought this… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • The Sea-Wolf — is a novel written in 1904 by American author Jack London. An immediate bestseller, the first printing of forty thousand copies was sold out before publication. Of it, Ambrose Bierce wrote The great thing mdash;and it is among the greatest of… …   Wikipedia

  • checkout-line rage — n. Extreme anger caused by a perceived wrongdoing or a lengthy wait in the supermarket checkout line. Also: checkout line rage, checkout lane rage. Example Citations: The sin of anger has splintered into so many sub sections (think road rage,… …   New words

  • Yeshu — This article is about an individual or individuals found in Jewish literature. For the similar sounding Hebrew or Aramaic name, see Yeshua (name). Yeshu (ישו in Hebrew and Aramaic) is the name of an individual or individuals mentioned in Rabbinic …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”