right away

adverb

: without delay or hesitation : immediately

Examples of right away in a Sentence

you need to have this fixed right away
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His tenacity on the forecheck and playmaking ability stood out right away in his first game back. Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 And the commenters noticed it right away. Sumayya Tobah, Essence, 15 Oct. 2025 Aesha remembers him right away. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025 Instead of gradually boiling into insanity, the film hits fever pitch hallucinations right away and quickly exhausts itself attempting to keep pace. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for right away

Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of right away was in 1749

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“Right away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20away. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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right away

adverb
: without delay : immediately

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