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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right away

Additionally, many people don’t fall ill right away, and not all cases are reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Not only was Iamaleava impressed with his plans to prepare him for the NFL, but he found himself right away swept up in the coach’s personality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

"As an 18-year-old, there was too much pressure to win right away and I went through three coaches in one year."

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

When dealing with higher costs, fruit and vegetable farmers usually have to pass those increases along to their buyers and distributors, and those increases will show up in grocery stores almost right away, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

I hadn’t given it to him right away.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Related Words

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