"as and when" meaning in English

See as and when in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Head templates: {{en-head|conj}} as and when
  1. (UK) As soon as. Tags: UK Coordinate_terms: no later than
    Sense id: en-as_and_when-en-conj-en:as_soon_as Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. (UK) Ellipsis of as and when necessary. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: as and when necessary Coordinate_terms: if and when
    Sense id: en-as_and_when-en-conj-en:as_and_when_necessary Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: if, as and when, when, as, and if
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