ADVERB
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at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence)
he promptly forgot the address -
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
Come here now!
he answered immediately
found an answer straightaway
How To Use right away In A Sentence
- Can you cook up a simple egg dish for us right away?
- If he'd been at all nervous or twitchy or had anything suspicious about him, I would have picked it up right away.
- Edwards reframes the question right away, goes on the offensive, and talks about people.
- _Si, si, si_!" he cried, nodding quickly and pointing right away into the distant valley. !Tention A Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War
- Certainly, sir. The housemaid will be there right away.
- I took his apart, saw right away what was wrong with it, and fixed it then and there.
- Anyone who works at a law firm will certainly agree that it's a very feudalistic place, and they let you know right away that you are a serf and there is no hiding it.
- She DM'd back right away.
- A priest saw him right away, and the wounds did not fester.
- Maybe I'd better wing out there right away and have them fix me up with a temporary.
