straight off

adverb

Definition of straight offnext
as in immediately
without delay I told her straight off that I was not going to do that

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Recent Examples of straight off Perfect for business travel, these comfortable, timeless wide-leg pants can be worn straight off the plane and into a formal setting. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2026 After all, chicken can be smoked, sauced, grilled, pulled, chopped, sandwiched with white bread or eaten straight off a paper plate. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 5 May 2026 Serve straight off the grill with potatoes, rice, or asparagus. — Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026 Listen to song after song and his funny quirks turn repetitive, with an overreliance on bass-heavy Detroit-meets-Memphis Young & Turnt 2 type beats that sound straight off the CMG assembly line. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for straight off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for straight off
  1. immediately
  2. promptly
  3. instantly
  4. now
  5. directly
  6. right off
  7. right away
  8. right
Adverb
  • Spokespersons for Paxton’s campaign and office and the Texas Tech system did not immediately return requests for comment.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026
  • Avdis didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of immediately
Adverb
  • Danish referee Kim Milton Nielsen promptly issued a red card in a 2-2 tie that Argentina would win in a penalty shootout.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026
  • Investigators promptly identified and arrested 23-year-old Jaxson Clift on murder charges in connection with the killing, according to the statement.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Definition of promptly
Adverb
  • Amarildo instantly controls a quick throw-in, skips away from one Czech defender, hoodwinks another with a hip-swerve and, spotting keeper Schrojf off his line, fires the ball in at the near post.
    — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • Because when everyone can generate content instantly, the real scarcity becomes originality, along with perspective, taste, restraint and conviction.
    — Adam Taylor, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of instantly
Adverb
  • An Argentina semifinal win now gives Messi the chance — in what almost certainly will be his final match on the World Cup stage —- to make his country the first back-to-back champion since Brazil in 1958 and ‘62.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • As a result of her injury, Anderson underwent an emergency craniotomy and now lives with a titanium plate in her head.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Definition of now
Adverb
  • Sales from the thrift store are donated directly to widows, immigrants and refugees in the Sacramento area and internationally.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • The problem with wildfires — unlike hurricanes or earthquakes — is that humans can directly influence them.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of directly
Adverb
  • Chances are the label will scrub right off with a decent sponge.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 20 July 2026
  • Just don’t put it right off I-95 at the edge of an industrial park.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of right off
Adverb
  • Everyone else signed the contract right away, and everybody was getting so annoyed at me.
    — Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Now, discussions on college readiness in the UC system are set to begin right away.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of right away
Adverb
  • Taylor Moton, the Panthers veteran starting right tackle, will be sidelined when the regular season kicks off in September.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • And enigmatic quarterbacks who have flashed in the past but are hoping their new situation is the one where everything breaks right.
    — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of right

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