straightaway
7
3.2
- adjective
- /ˈstreɪtəˌweɪ/
:
enseguida
- We have to go straightaway.
- go straightaway
- see results straightaway
- get on it straightaway
We're going, we're going off the deep end straightaway today is addressing the question of meaning.
- We're going, we're going off the deep end straightaway today is addressing the question of meaning.
Examples
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Clyde, bring the car round to the front of the house straightaway.
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I'll have them bring it up to you straightaway.
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We're going again straightaway, okay?
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"You must come straightaway," he said to Peter.
Fiction book (1991) -
I want you to bring David here straightaway.
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Have him brought here straightaway.
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I'm going to do something about it straightaway.
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Yes, that's why I've come straightaway to ask you to take a look at it.
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Please call me back straightaway if you have any updates.
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The manager wants the report finished straightaway.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
At this exact moment or right away
∞
1.0
At a fast speed or without delay
∞
1.0
At once without waiting
960
1.0
Without any delay
446
1.4
In a very short time
344
1.0
Immediately without delay
330
1.0
Right away without any delay
174
1.3
Very quickly, in a short time
163
1.0
Do something at once without delay
135
4.0
As soon as you can
130
1.0
Happening or done without any delay
121
2.8
Immediately at the exact place where something happens, often needing a quick response
98
2.1
Without delay or at the planned time
84
1.0
Quickly and smoothly
56
6.5
Right away without waiting
50
3.2
Right away without any hesitation
45
3.2
Do something immediately at that moment
35
2.5
Very quickly in a single moment
27
3.7
Very quickly and without delay
25
5.6
Happen at once without delay
15
7.3
Without any delay, right away
13
3.5
Very quickly without delay
11
7.3
In a quick and efficient way
8
3.0
Immediately without delay
6
2.4
To act quickly without delay
4
6.0
Very quickly and without hesitation
3
9.9
Immediately, without any delay
3
3.0
It happens very quickly with little effort
1
5.6
Very quickly, without delay
1
2.0
Happen very fast
1
8.8
Very fast without waiting
Immediately without any delay
Right away with no delay
Soon, without much delay
Very fast, without delay
Very quickly and in a hurry
Antonyms
How Immediate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Straightaway meaning 'immediately' comes from combining straight ('direct') and away ('at once'), so it means to do something directly and without any delay.