RIGHT AWAY Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

right away

adverb

Definition of right away

as in immediately

without delay you need to have this fixed right away

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Recent Examples of right away Some plants can cause kidney failure, liver damage, heart problems or other life-threatening complications, and pets may not show symptoms right away. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 And that starts with Luke Wafle, the five-star freshman defensive end, who earned a starting job out of camp and right away looked the part. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle met in July 2016 and hit it off right away, tying the knot less than two years later in May 2018. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 29 Aug. 2026 Delap has officially completed the transfer, but may not start for his new club right away. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for right away

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The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office, which doubles as the region’s medical examiner, did not immediately respond to a request for information.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Requests for comment sent to the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office and the local circuit court clerk were not immediately returned.

— Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of immediately

Adverb

Playing the helpful citizen, Martinez drove his literal truckload of ALPR bits directly to the Sheriff’s department, where he was promptly taken into custody.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
Few character intros in movie history are better than Indiana Jones snagging that golden idol before being promptly chased by a giant boulder and a tribe of blowdart-wielding warriors.

— Frank DeRuggiero, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of promptly

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Now Betancourt’s company, North American Blue Energy Partners, based in Barbados, could be one of the first private firms to directly participate in Venezuela’s oil industry since it was nationalized half a century ago.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
Playing the helpful citizen, Martinez drove his literal truckload of ALPR bits directly to the Sheriff’s department, where he was promptly taken into custody.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of directly

Adverb

Cordless ultrasonic cutters are meant to solve that — cutting through material with a fraction of the pressure a blade needs, for an edge that's closer to finished right off the tool.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
After a pre-seasoning, the hexagonal texture released the crust easily and burnt on cheese and sauce cleaned up well, too, sliding right off.

— Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of right off

Adverb

Yesavage experienced the longest baseball season of his life, Berríos pitched through pain in the regular season and Bieber came off Tommy John rehab right into a pennant race and October push.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Nothing could be more convenient than having a ton of equipment right in my room.

— Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of right

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Check the video clip above and Young Cardamom’s picks, straight off the dome.

— Reshma B, VIBE.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Last awards season, the gossip around town, salacious and disturbing in equal measure, was that hotel suites all over Hollywood were populated by tailors taking in gowns coming straight off the runway.

— Marti Noxon, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

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