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The meaning of STRAIGHTAWAY is without hesitation or delay. How to use straightaway in a sentence.
noun [ C ] US uk / ˈstreɪt.əˌweɪ / us / ˈstreɪt̬.əˌweɪ / (mainly UK straight) a straight part of a racetrack (= a track on which people or vehicles race), or road: And the runners are just coming up to the straightaway. They drive highways and rural roads, straightaways and curves.
Synonyms for STRAIGHTAWAY: immediate, instantaneous, instant, split-second, rapid, summary, quick, swift; Antonyms of STRAIGHTAWAY: slow, sluggish, prolonged, tardy, protracted, dilatory, deferred, delayed.
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B1. immediately: I knew straight away what you were thinking. We don't need to go straight off - we can stay for a little while. If anything happens, call me straight away. If you give me the job, I can start straight away. We knew straight away that we'd be friends. Synonyms. directly (SOON) old-fashioned.
Straightaway definition: straight onward, without turn or curve, as a racecourse.. See examples of STRAIGHTAWAY used in a sentence.
If you do something straight away, you do it immediately and without delay. I should go and see a doctor straight away. American English : straight away / streɪt əˈweɪ /
Definitions of straightaway. adjective. performed with little or no delay. “a straightaway denial”. synonyms: immediate, prompt, quick. fast. acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly. noun. a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse.
