right off

adverb

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: right away

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he had just gotten married when he was shipped right off to war
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Maybe put some in Saint Pierre et Miquelon, the French territory right off of Canada’s East Coast. — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 Your Dot’s virtual machine can access apps like Blender and GIMP right off the bat. — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026 The effects team has set giant airplane propeller–type fans right off camera. — Kyle MacLachlan, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 The couple is so happy that most of the nasty things that people say to them online roll right off their backs. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for right off

Word History

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of right off was in 1771

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“Right off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20off. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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