📖 Definitions of "Straightaway"
adverb
- 1
Very soon; quickly; immediately.
"This item is urgent, so please start on it straight away."
noun
- 1
A straight section of a racetrack.
adjective
- 1
Extendinf into the distance in a straight line.
🔄 Synonyms of "Straightaway"
13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| promptverb | Quick; acting without delay. |
| forthwith | (chiefly formal, literary, law) Without delay; immediately. |
| fastnoun | (dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable. |
| immediately | In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay. |
| immediate | Happening right away, instantly, with no delay. |
| instantly | At once; without delay. |
| straightnoun | Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length. |
| quicknoun | Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast. |
| at once | At the same time; simultaneously; together. |
| directly | In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary but by direct means. |
| right away | (idiomatic) Very soon; quickly; immediately. |
| in real time | without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening |
| nownoun | At the present time. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Straightaway"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| quicknoun | Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast. |
| promptverb | Quick; acting without delay. |
| fastnoun | (dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable. |
| at once | At the same time; simultaneously; together. |
| immediate | Happening right away, instantly, with no delay. |
| right away | (idiomatic) Very soon; quickly; immediately. |
| forthwith | (chiefly formal, literary, law) Without delay; immediately. |
| immediately | In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay. |
| instantly | At once; without delay. |
| nownoun | At the present time. |
| straightnoun | Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length. |
| directly | In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary but by direct means. |
| in real time | without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening |
| entrynoun | An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia. |
| subito | (music) Suddenly, abruptly. |
| outsetnoun | An onset; the beginning or initial stage of something. |
| promptly | In a prompt manner. |
| readily | Without impediment, easily. |
| outrightverb | Wholly; completely; entirely. |
| directverb | Proceeding without deviation or interruption. |
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