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

Molina’s pre-primary report wasn’t available through the county or state Board of Elections as of Tuesday afternoon. —Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025

New record highs reached for average 401(k) balances On average, many savers didn't need to dread taking a peek at their 401(k) statements as of late June. —Susan Tompor, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025

Tickets to The Eternal Sunshine Tour currently start around $455 on StubHub, but range as high as $1,200 across resale sites, as of September 2025. —Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025

The Raiders offer a link to purchase PSLs via the team website, with $7,500 being the cheapest single license available as of Tuesday morning. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 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