as soon as

as soon as possible

a condition affecting buddies on a trip who fall asleep as soon as the car starts moving, providing no company or driving help > Joe slept the whole way here, I think he suffers from carcolepsy.

To put on the other tack by dropping the lee anchor as soon as the wind is out of the sails (which brings the vessel's head to the wind), and by cutting the cable as soon as she pays off on the other tack

When you wake up and feel engergized but as soon as you enter the work place, a wave of exhaustion runs over you and you have trouble staying awake for the rest of your work day

Amazingly, once you leave the hellish work atmosphere, you suddenly feel energized and ready to run a marathon. > As soon as I sat down at my desk this morning, [cubicle coma] came over me and I immediately passed out