Straightaway
/ˈstɹeɪtəˌweɪ/ adj, adv, noun
adj, adv, noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of straightway (“A straight section of a racetrack.”). alt-of, alternative
- 2 a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Extending into the distance in a straight line. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 performed with little or no delay wordnet
Adverb
- 1 Alternative form of straight away (“at once; immediately”). alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
"When I have completed a manuscript, if I lay it away in a drawer or pigeon-hole, it lies there quietly enough, and my mind seems wholly discharged of it. But if I mail it, I straightaway find myself tormented with "staircase wit" in the shape of emendations."
Adverb
- 1 without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening wordnet
Example
More examples"Collective rules are not set straightaway but progressively win recognition."