hadaway

/ ˌhædəˈweɪ /

1. dialect,  an exclamation urging the hearer to refrain from delay in the execution of a task

Word History and Origins

Origin of hadaway¹

perhaps from _hold ¹ + _away

Example Sentences

Paul Hadaway, from Kent Wildlife Trust, told the BBC that the spring heatwave was part of a larger trend of "seasonality breaking down".

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Russell Bishop killed nine-year-olds Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway in a woodland den in Brighton in 1986.

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His brother, John Hadaway, said Steve attended school to earn a degree while working full time as a manager at Diebold.

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Michelle Hadaway said the then BBC News reporter had asked for the clothes, in 1991, for DNA tests for a documentary.

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The BBC apologised to Mrs Hadaway and launched a new search in 2021 - but the clothes have not been found.

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