straight away

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straight away

adverb straightaway

  1. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, idiomatic Very soon; quickly; immediately. This item is urgent, so please start on it straight away.

    Similar: at once, forthwith, immediately, instantly, now, right now, right away, tout de suite, without delay

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@misc{straight_away_2026,
  title = {straight away},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/straight%20away},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}