Translation guide
How to express urgency and request immediate action in Japanese, ranging from polite business phrases to casual slang.
Politely ask someone to do something as soon as possible in a professional setting.
Standard polite phrase meaning 'please do it as soon as possible'. Suitable for emails and spoken requests.
Please send the documents as soon as possible.
More formal version using なるべく (as much as possible) and いたします (humble). Common in business emails.
Directly means 'urgently please'. Stronger sense of urgency. Use when time is critical.
Please check this urgently.
Tell a friend or close colleague to hurry up or do something quickly.
Casual version of the polite phrase, often used among friends. Can be softened with ね.
Come as soon as you can, okay?
Abbreviation of なるべく早く. Very casual, used in texts or chats among close friends or colleagues.
Means 'hurry up' or 'quickly'. Used as a command or request.
Hurry up! We'll be late.
Use a concise abbreviation in subject lines or informal written communication.
Placed in email subject lines or document headers to indicate urgency. Equivalent to 'URGENT'.
[URGENT] Please check the meeting materials.
The English acronym is sometimes used in Japanese business contexts, especially in IT or international companies. Pronounced as individual letters.
Please do this task ASAP.
なる早 is slang and should only be used with close friends or in very casual chats. In business, stick to できるだけ早く or 至急.
Saying 'なる早でお願いします' to your boss is rude.
できるだけ早く is a general 'as soon as possible', while 至急 implies a stronger sense of urgency and is often used for deadlines or critical tasks.
I would appreciate your reply as soon as possible.
Reply ASAP please!