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What Does ATP Mean in a Text?

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The Quick Answer

ATP means "Answer The Phone" and "At This Point."

Answer The Phone

The abbreviation ATP indicates that the sender wishes to talk rather than communicate by text. ATP is often used when explaining something by text message would be too complicated, the sender simply wants to chat, or there is an urgent need to talk. For example:

• Toni: Are you still coming on Friday?
• Jo: I can't.
• Toni: You said you would. What's happened? Why have you changed your mind?
• Jo: ATP. I'll explain.

• Sam: Why are you calling? You know I'm at work.
• Ali: ATP. We need to talk.

At This Point

ATP is also used with the meaning "At This Point" (as in "right now," "at this moment," and "currently"). In this context, ATP is used to indicate that what is being said is true at the moment of speaking, but may not be in the future or may not have been in the past. For example:

• ATP the weather forecast is great for Saturday.
• ATP I'm inclined to accept the offer, just to get this all out of the way.
• I would never have believed it but, ATP, it looks like we are going to win it!

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When I write ATP, I mean this:

"Answer The Phone"

Summary of Key Points for First Definition

"Answer The Phone" is a common definition for ATP on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

ATP
Definition:	Answer The Phone
Type:	Abbreviation
Guessability:	3: Guessable
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

Summary of Key Points for Second Definition

"At This Point" is another common definition for ATP.

ATP
Definition:	At This Point
Type:	Abbreviation
Guessability:	3: Guessable
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

An Academic Look at ATP

ATP is an initialism abbreviation. This means it is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., Aye Tee Pee). When used with the meaning "Answer The Phone," ATP is typically used as an imperative (i.e., an order). "At This Point" is an adverbial phrase. This is the term for two or more words which play the role of an adverb. An adverb is a word that describes a verb (i.e., a doing word), an adjective (i.e., a describing word) or another adverb.

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