Synonyms of off the bat

off the bat

phrase

as in directly

without delay

She got a job right off the bat after graduation.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• directly
• immediately
• now
• promptly
• instantly
• right
• right now
• right off
• right away
• shortly
• soon
• suddenly
• away
• quickly
• straight off
• presently
• on the spot
• instantaneously
• on the double
• headlong
• forthwith
• straightway
• in no time
• at once
• straightaway
• pronto
• freely
• plumb
• rapidly
• PDQ
• incontinently
• abruptly
• swiftly
• on a dime
• instanter
• quick
• readily
• bang
• momentarily
• fast
• hastily
• unexpectedly
• exactly
• speedily
• swift
• briskly
• apace
• anon
• recklessly
• impulsively
• rashly
• presto
• full-tilt
• fleetly
• seasonably
• snappily
• posthaste
• opportunely
• impetuously
• punctually

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slowly
• late
• tardily

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of off the bat

With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, right fielder Jung Hoo Lee appeared to misread what should’ve been an inning-ending fly out off the bat of Duran. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

This speech was four pages long, with no stops, and that could have been quite a lot to just receive off the bat. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 July 2026

But New York got to him in the fifth, inducing three walks while getting a two-run homer off the bat of Max Schuemann. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 July 2026

In the fourth, Johnson gave up a leadoff single to Julio Rodríguez but erased that threat by inducing a double play off the bat of Canzone. — Doug Miller, Oc Register, 30 June 2026