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US
/ˈstɹeɪtəˌweɪ/
]
[ UK /stɹˈeɪtəwˌeɪ/ ]
[ UK /stɹˈeɪtəwˌeɪ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
performed with little or no delay
was quick to respond
a prompt reply
an immediate reply to my letter
a straightaway denial
NOUN
- a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
ADVERB
-
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 straightaway In A Sentence
- The problem was we hadn't been able to hold the ball up front, so it came back straightaway.
- The Inspector, who was also at the meeting, urged anyone finding drugs paraphernalia, including burned tin foil and syringes, to contact the police straightaway.
- He said people who see someone acting suspiciously near a home should call the police straightaway.
- If she got going fast enough on the straightaway she could get air and pull a three-sixty when she landed.
- It's mild enough to eat straightaway, although it will mature and mellow if you leave it for at least a month before eating. Times, Sunday Times
- At the beginning, it was pretty wild - there were puddles on the straightaways, so a lot of aquaplaning and wheelspin.
- A typical 400-meter quadrant track consists of two parallel straightaways connected at the ends by concentric semicircles.
- Then stir again and serve straightaway. Times, Sunday Times
- Far better to get it out straightaway. Times, Sunday Times
- Indianapolis, of course, has the long straightaways, and sharp turns.
