straightaway
straight onward, without turn or curve, as a racecourse.
a straightaway course or part.
immediately; right away.
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How to use straightaway in a sentence
Then he meets Emily, who he really doesn’t take to straightaway.
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Justin Rose, with a back nine out of a dream, races to a four-shot lead at the Masters | Chuck Culpepper, Scott Allen, Des Bieler | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostWhen I said I didn’t want to go there anymore, my mom just whipped me out of it straightaway, and it’s the same now.
UK Singer Celeste Is Bridging The Gap In Soul From Across The Pond | Brande Victorian | March 12, 2021 | Essence.comAt that first staff meeting, the new boss addressed the tension in the room straightaway.
From bailout debacle to global dominance: Inside the turnaround at UBS | Bernhard Warner | September 21, 2020 | Fortune
Seven hundred million people saw the message, and the minister saw me straightaway.
Where we pick up: That baby switch will be dealt with straightaway.
Caste is a thing you should be very careful of in these days, so the best thing is to ask for the Bear-Garden straightaway.
If he could gain sufficient distance to undertake this straightaway, he would find help.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyJust now, we are cutting the season and have planned a straightaway back to winter quarters.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyIn 'Roughing It' we are led to believe that the author regarded this as a gift from heaven and accepted it straightaway.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow Paine“Yes, but that may have meant as the crow flies, straightaway,” returned the scout-master.
The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound | George A. Warren
British Dictionary definitions for straightaway
/ (ˌstreɪtəˈweɪ) /
at once
the US word for straight (def. 30)
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