What does "straightway" mean?

A straight section of a racetrack.

What is a synonym for "straightway"?

Common synonyms include: all at once, all together, apace, at once, away, direct.

adv, noun

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Noun

Adverb

1
Synonym of straightaway or straight away (“at once, immediately”). dated, not-comparable
"Now, if in a stage coach in the depth of winter, when three passengers are warm and snug, a fourth, all besnowed and frozen, descends from the outside and takes place amongst them, straightway all the three passengers shift their places, uneasily pull up their cloak collars, re-arrange their "comforters," feel indignantly a sensible loss of caloric—the intruder has at least made a sensation."
2
Directly. nonstandard, not-comparable
"But like as eyes not strong enough to look upon the sun yet do gladly look upon the objects which are by the sun enlightened, so, souls which have already strength to delight in the beauty of chastity are yet not straightway able to consider in her very self that truth which charity hath her light, insomuch that when it cometh to the doing of somewhat that is adverse to truth, they should so start back in horror as they do start back in horror if aught be proposed to be done that is adverse to chastity."