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

Stone, who rocked a daring pixie cut during awards season, has also been making headlines for her style as of late — particularly for opening up about shaving her head for her role in Bugonia. —Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025

Melissa was about 300 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. —Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025

More than $63,000 has been raised as of Wednesday morning. —Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025

But as of Wednesday, immediate answers on how that might affect Eastern Oregon's only commercial airport are in short supply. —The Npr Network, NPR, 22 Oct. 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