as of

preposition

: on, at, from

—used to indicate a time or date at which something begins or ends

takes effect as of July 1

As of now, it's difficult to tell in a cancer's early stage which patients have which kind of tumor.

—Melinda Beck

As of last year [2010], women held 51.4 percent of all managerial and professional positions, up from 26 percent in 1980 …

—Kate Bolick

Examples of as of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trump has leaned heavily on the courts during his second term to challenge media outlets, but as of Wednesday night, the president’s legal team has not brought a new lawsuit against ABC, for predictable reasons, according to experts. —Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025

The National Weather Service (NWS) had issued issued multiple beach hazards statements as of Wednesday for millions of residents and visitors across four states bordering Lake Michigan. —Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025

That video has 16M views as of publication. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025

Rancho Cordova had about 79,000 residents as of the 2020 Census. —Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1781, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for as of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove

Kids Definition

as of

preposition

: on entry 1 sense 3, at

we begin work as of Tuesday

as of the moment, things are fine