right away
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right away
adverb
- Very soon; quickly; immediately. This item is urgent, so please start on it right away.
- The traditional call to the driver of a train or other conveyance intimating that it is safe to move off immediately. The locomotive was the now inevitable American 2-8-0, No. 2623. There she stood, effectively blocking the level crossing, simmering gently, massively inert. It was almost dark, and one's final sight was of her high, firelit cab, the enginemen nonchalantly leaning out, waiting for the right-away, whi
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Eggcorn of right of way.
Similar: at once, forthwith, immediately, instantly, now, right now, straight away, tout de suite, without delay
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adv very soon
| Español | inmediatamente, sin demora, enseguida, al tiro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 곧 got, 즉시 jeuksi |
| 日本語 | すぐ sugu |
| 中文 | 馬上 /马上 mǎshàng, 立刻 lìkè |
| हिन्दी | फ़ौरन fauran, तुरंत turant |
| Português | na hora, imediatamente, direto |
| Français | tout de suite, sur le champ, séance tenante, aussi sec |
| Deutsch | sofort |
| Italiano | subito, immediatamente, al più presto |
| Ελληνικά | αμέσως amésos, τάκα-τάκα táka-táka |
| Română | imediat, neîntârziat, direct |
| Русский | сра́зу srázu, сейча́с sejčás, сейча́с же sejčás že, то́тчас tótčas, сию́ мину́ту sijú minútu |
| العربية | فَوْرًا fawran, حَالًا ḥālan, مُبَاشَرَةً mubāšaratan |
| עברית | מיד |
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