ATAP

What Does ATAP Mean?

ATAP means "Any Time Any Place." The abbreviation ATAP is often used as a response to a threat of violence but is also commonly used to indicate a large window of availability when responding to a request for a meeting.

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When I write ATAP, I mean this: meaning of ATAP "Any Time, Any Place"

Summary of Key Points

"Any Time, Any Place" is the most common definition for ATAP on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
ATAP
Definition:Any Time, Any Place
Type:Acronym and Abbreviation
Guessability:
4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:
Adults and Teenagers

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Examples of ATAP in Sentences

Here are examples of ATAP being used in conversations:
  • Tom: I am gonna kick your ass, dude!
  • Steve: Yeah right! ATAP man.
  • Kevin: We need to get together soon to discuss this.
  • Mary: Of course. ATAP.

An Academic Look at ATAP

ATAP is an adverb of time.

ATAP is an initialism abbreviation. It is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., Eh, Tee, Eh, Pee), but as this is harder to say than "Any Time, Any Place" it is not often uttered using all of its letters. In other words, the abbreviation ATAF is for efficiency in writing and not efficiency in speech.

What Did We Say before Texting and Social Media?

Before the digital era, we would have just said "Any Time Any Place" instead of using the abbreviation ATAP.

Example of ATAP Used in a Text

ATAP

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See Also

A3 (anywhere, anytime, any place) SPST (same place, same time) STSP (same time same place) WTTIR (when the time is right)