straight off

adverb

: at once : immediately

Synonyms

• immediately
• promptly
• instantly
• now
• directly
• right off
• right away
• right

Examples of straight off in a Sentence

I told her straight off that I was not going to do that.

Recent Examples on the Web

And that exposure — often taking place when a camper straight off the soccer field or another play area takes a break to use the restroom — leads to books being taken home that become a family's permanent possessions. —Scott Talley, Freep.com, 28 July 2025

This has solved the problem of my children just grabbing the pillows straight off their beds to sleep in the dirt for three days. —Adrienne So, Wired News, 22 July 2025

Over 40,000 shoppers grabbed it this month, and the zippered cubes keep everything wrinkle-free and ready to wear straight off the plane. —Nicol Natale, People.com, 10 July 2025

Joao Pedro, above, scoring a double straight off the bat yesterday — in some style too — was an extension of a period when (unlike the usual run of things at Stamford Bridge) everything seems to be going Chelsea’s way. —Phil Hay, New York Times, 9 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for straight off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff