Straightaway

//ˈstɹeɪtəˌweɪ// adj, adv, noun

adj, adv, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of straightway (“A straight section of a racetrack.”). alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Extending into the distance in a straight line. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    performed with little or no delay wordnet
Adverb
  1. 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. 1
    without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening wordnet

Synonyms

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air lineairlineall at onceall togetherapaceat a blow

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"Collective rules are not set straightaway but progressively win recognition."

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at once

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