as in immediately
without delay
you need to have this fixed right away
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Recent Examples of right away
Booker’s intelligence and toughness should help the Cowboys’ running game right away.
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
If your job offers a 401(k) plan, Davis recommends contributing right away.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
Yes, thank you, please come and collect her from the streets of New York right away.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2025
Players don’t have to report right away after being optioned, but Benson did.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
If your job offers a 401(k) plan, Davis recommends contributing right away.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
Yes, thank you, please come and collect her from the streets of New York right away.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2025
Players don’t have to report right away after being optioned, but Benson did.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for right away
Adverb
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The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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The North Carolina State Highway Patrol did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for information on Sunday, April 27.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Unlike Southampton, who promptly dispatched their second manager of this season, Ivan Juric, immediately after relegation was confirmed, there has been a hesitancy about making a change.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Not wanting to disrupt the church function, Velasquez Cruz stepped outside to check on the monitor only to find immigration agents waiting for him, who promptly detained him.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The industry has already swallowed price increases and made supply-chain shifts where possible, professionals say, and higher prices will now hit consumers, likely slowing growth in a part of the economy that’s made up of lots of small, even mom-and-pop, businesses.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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Santos made the grave error of not just lying about his background to voters — which while unethical and unsavory is not a crime — but embezzling donor funds for personal expenses and lying to Congress, among other things, which are chargeable offenses that have now resulted in his conviction.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Uber was appealing because using an app to instantly summon a car is much easier than chasing down a cab.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
21 Apr. 2025
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Panthenol soothes the skin and strengthens the moisture barrier, and the lightly bubbling texture is instantly calming.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
21 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Diller now has the business leaders reporting directly to him.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Seth Eli Barlow,
Arkansas Online,
29 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Spend The Day At Pier Park Imagine a mall crossed with an amusement park and a restaurant district, and then place this massive complex right off the beach.—
Southern Living,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2025
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Conine then crushed a two-run double to right off reliever Colin Poche for a 6-3 lead.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Read our testing and scoring criteria below or skip right to our list.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
25 Apr. 2025
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Jeanty figures to jump right into Pete Carroll's offense and get to work with new Raiders quarterback Geno Smith handing the ball off to him.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Seemingly out of nowhere Sol Campbell, one of their most experienced players and a bedrock of the defence, had an existential flash and walked straight off the pitch and out of the stadium at half-time of a home defeat against West Ham United.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Simply place the drinks, snacks, and glassware on the shelves, and they can be selected straight off the wall.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Right away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right%20away. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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