stat
adv. time B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈstæt// stat
adv. immediately or right now. You use this when something is very urgent and needs to happen without any delay.
adv. immediately; without delay. Used as a directive to indicate extreme urgency, particularly in medical or high-pressure environments.
I need those files on my desk stat.
The lead surgeon called for more blood stat after the patient's heart rate began to drop rapidly.
While the intern was used to a relaxed pace, the sudden emergency required him to deliver the lab results stat to the intensive care unit.
From Latin statim (“immediately”).
Clipping of statistic.
Clipping of statutory.
Clipping of photostat.
Usage
Typically placed at the end of a command or request to emphasize urgency.