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straightaway

[ streyt-uh-wey ]

/ ˈstreɪt əˌweɪ /

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adjective

straight onward, without turn or curve, as a racecourse.

noun

a straightaway course or part.

adverb

immediately; right away.

Origin of straightaway

First recorded in 1870–75; from phrase straight away

Words nearby straightaway

straight-edge, straight-from-the-shoulder, straight-laced, straight-line, straight-out, straightaway, straightedge, straighten, straighten out, straighten up, straightforward

Example sentences from the Web for straightaway

Seven hundred million people saw the message, and the minister saw me straightaway.

10 Inspiring Summit Stories |Jacob Bernstein |October 24, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Where we pick up: That baby switch will be dealt with straightaway.

Here Comes the TV Season! |Jace Lacob |September 19, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
I could beat that slow-footed camel in a straightaway without half trying!

Boy Scouts in the North Sea |G. Harvey Ralphson
Then, for the next five minutes, he was alternately covering short stretches of straightaway and turning corners.

Good References |E. J. Rath

Now, straightaway, while the shouter's still aboard—and the two shooters.

Gideon's Band |George W. Cable
At the end of the straightaway stretch, a sudden angle brought the side of a steep mountain under the boy's eyes.

Motor Matt's Red Flyer, or, On the High Gear |Stanley R. Matthews
For a long distance this fork was a straightaway stretch and fairly level.

Motor Matt's Red Flyer, or, On the High Gear |Stanley R. Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for straightaway

straightaway

/ (ˌstreɪtəˈweɪ) /

adverb Also: straight away

at once

noun

the US word for straight (def. 30)