straightaway

straightaway
adj
1. straight. See straight(def. 1).
adv
2. immediately, Inf. immediately if not sooner, now, right now, right away, at once, this minute or instant, summarily, forthwith, without delay or further delay, without further ado, straightway, Sl. pronto, Sl. PDQ; promptly, on the spot, right off, right off the bat, straight off, then and there.

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  • Straightaway — Infobox television show name = Straightaway format = Drama picture format = Black and white runtime = 30 minutes starring = John Ashley Brian Kelly country = United States network = ABC first aired = October 6, 1961 last aired = April 4, 1962… …   Wikipedia

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  • straightaway — straight away UK / US or straightaway UK [ˌstreɪtəˈweɪ] / US [ˈstreɪtəˌweɪ] adverb immediately They can t pay me straight away. I knew straight away it was a bad injury …   English dictionary

  • straightaway — straight•a•way adj., n. [[t]ˈstreɪt əˌweɪ[/t]] adv. [[t] ˈweɪ[/t]] adj. 1) straight onward in course 2) a straightaway stretch 3) immediately …   From formal English to slang

  • straightaway — I. adverb Date: 1662 without hesitation or delay II. adjective Date: 1874 1. proceeding in a straight line ; continuous in direction 2. immediate III. noun Date: 1878 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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