straightaway
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3.2
- adjective
- /ˈstreɪtəˌweɪ/
- We have to go straightaway.
- go straightaway
- see results straightaway
- get on it straightaway
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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.
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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
∞
1.0
Happening or done without any delay
915
1.0
Without any delay
356
1.4
In a very short time
310
1.0
Right away without any delay
237
1.0
Immediately without delay
156
1.3
Very quickly, in a short time
131
2.8
Immediately at the exact place where something happens, often needing a quick response
130
4.0
As soon as you can
93
2.1
Without delay or at the planned time
75
1.0
Quickly and smoothly
58
6.5
Right away without waiting
49
3.2
Right away without any hesitation
48
5.6
Very quickly, without delay
45
3.2
Do something immediately at that moment
32
2.5
Very quickly in a single moment
25
5.6
Happen at once without delay
21
3.7
Very quickly and without delay
19
3.5
Very quickly without delay
16
7.3
Without any delay, right away
14
3.0
Immediately without delay
14
1.0
Do something at once without delay
11
7.3
In a quick and efficient way
6
2.4
To act quickly without delay
5
9.9
Immediately, without any delay
4
4.1
Very fast, without delay
3
6.0
Very quickly and without hesitation
2
3.0
It happens very quickly with little effort
2
6.6
Immediately without any delay
1
6.5
Soon, without much delay
1
2.0
Happen very fast
1
8.8
Very fast without waiting
1
9.9
Right away with no 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.