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

The Pistons currently lead in the Eastern Conference with a 12-2 record as of Tuesday afternoon. —Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025

The company has swallowed up eight similar employee engagement services, its workforce has swelled from 10 to 3,600 workers and annual recurring revenue has skyrocketed from $4 million in 2021 to $500 million as of March. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025

The label is available globally and, as of 2024, has 15 brick-and-mortar locations in North America and two in London. —Julia Teti, Footwear News, 19 Nov. 2025

And the medical examiner's office in Miami-Dade County is handling the autopsy, although no cause and manner of death have been determined as of Wednesday morning. —Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 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