Definition of right away
: without delay or hesitation : immediately
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Examples of right away in a Sentence
you need to have this fixed right away
Recent Examples of right away from the Web
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And any other woman that comes close to stealing her place must be dealt with right away.
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Add in the fact that there’s a salary cap now, which of course has created parity, and the Knights were in much better position to succeed right away.
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Pulling the iron away and letting the curl fall, or yanking the curls at the ends right away, will leave you with stretched out curls that fall fast. 10.
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The academic student employees — most of them doctoral students — previously had threatened a 14-day strike, meaning some student papers and final exams wouldn’t have been graded right away as the school year closes out.
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Tommy needed help right away, so an intravenous opioid was our only option.
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Unlike other hard liquors like vodka or tequila, which can be produced quickly and mixed into cocktails right away, whisky needs to be aged in barrels, a process that takes years.
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Fast return: During a high school All-Star game in January 2014, Berrios tore his ACL, but didn’t know it right away and returned to the game to score a fourth-quarter touchdown.
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When a broth is finished, use it right away or freeze it, labeled and dated, for later use.
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First Known Use of right away
1749
right away Synonyms
Synonyms
bang, directly, forthwith, headlong, immediately, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, now, PDQ, plumb, presently, promptly, pronto, right, right now, right off, straight off, straightaway, straightway;
Related Words
anon, momentarily, shortly, soon;
apace, briskly, fast, fleetly, full-tilt, posthaste, quick, quickly, rapidly, readily, snappily, speedily, swift, swiftly;
abruptly, presto, suddenly, unexpectedly;
Phrases
at once, in no time, off the bat, on a dime, on the double, on the spot;
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