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At Your Earliest Convenience: Definition, Useful Examples & Different Ways to Say

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At your earliest convenience! What does this popular expression mean? Learn the definition with useful example sentences and how to use it in the formal letters with ESL infographic.

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At Your Earliest Convenience

At Your Earliest Convenience

What Does At Your Earliest Convenience Mean?

This phrase is used in formal situation, especially used in letters. We use this phrase when we want someone to do something as soon as they are able to do something, for example “please call me back at your earliest convenience“.

Example Sentences

  • We trust to receive a cheque at your earliest convenience.
  • Please reply to my letter at your earliest convenience.
  • Please return the completed form at your earliest convenience.
  • Please remit me the money at your earliest convenience.
  • Please deliver the goods at your earliest convenience.
  • We request the favour of a reply at your earliest convenience.
  • Could you therefore please telephone me at your earliest convenience?
  • Have the goodness to answer my letter at your earliest convenience.
  • We should be grateful if you would reply at your earliest convenience.
  • Tom needs to call me at his earliest convenience.

Other Ways to Say

  • As quickly as possible
  • At the earliest opportunity
  • As soon as possible