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at your earliest convenience

phrase/ət jɔːr ˈɜːlɪəst kənˈviːnjəns/

B1CEFR level
30/100Rarity: fairly common
TechnicalRegister

A polite, formal way of asking someone to do something as soon as they reasonably can.

Please could you confirm your availability at your earliest convenience so we can lock in the room.

Similar: when you get a chance, as soon as you're able

Topic: Business email & meetings in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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