straightaway
/'streitəwei/
Definition
Adverb:
- Immediately, without any delay: Used to indicate that something happens right away or at once.
- Directly, without hesitation: Used to describe an action taken promptly and without deviation.
Adjective:
- Direct and without delay: Characterized by being prompt or immediate.
- Extending in a straight line: (Less common) Describing something that is straight and direct in its course.
Noun:
- A straight section of a road or racecourse: A part of a track or road that is long and straight, without curves or bends.
Examples of Usage
Adverb:
- She knew the answer straightaway.
- He left the room straightaway after the announcement.
Adjective:
- We need a straightaway decision on this matter.
- The road ahead was a straightaway stretch for several miles.
Noun:
- The race car accelerated down the long straightaway.
- The highway has a dangerous straightaway where drivers often speed.
Advanced Usage
"right straightaway": An emphatic form meaning immediately.
- I'll do it right straightaway, sir.
Used informally to emphasize speed of response or action.
- Tell him to call me back straightaway.
Variants and Related Words
- Straight (adj/n): Extending uniformly in one direction; honest and direct.
- Straightway (adv, archaic): An older form meaning immediately or directly.
- Immediately (adv): At once; instantly.
- Forthwith (adv, formal): Immediately; without delay.
Synonyms
- Immediately
- Instantly
- Promptly
- Directly
- At once
Related Phrases
- Straight off: Immediately, without hesitation.
- He told me straight off what he thought.
Idioms
- (To do something) straightaway: To act without any hesitation or preliminary steps.
- When you get the order, execute it straightaway.
Adjective
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performed with little or no delay
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an immediate reply to my letter
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a prompt reply
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was quick to respond
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a straightaway denial
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Adverb
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
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he answered immediately
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found an answer straightaway
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an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
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Come here now!
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Noun
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a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
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