right away

British  

adverb

1. without delay; immediately or promptly

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right away Idioms  

1. Also, right off. Without delay, immediately, as in Can you bring our dinners right away? We're in a hurry, or We liked her right off. This idiom uses right as an intensifier and away in the sense of “at once,” the latter usage dating from the 1500s and surviving only in such phrases as this one and fire away. It was first recorded in 1818. Also see right off the bat.

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Example Sentences

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right away

But the state is not likely to have its demands met right away.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

Diego Sermattei, 18, said AI can be very helpful for students like himself, because "you just have to look something up and it finds it for you right away".

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

She noted that she didn't want to cry, but "of course she cried right away."

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

What if instead of resting Ohtani four days, and bringing him back Monday, the Dodgers had put him on the IL right away?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

She doesn’t notice me right away, so I go and touch her elbow.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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