straight·away
ˈstrāt-ə-ˌwā 
straight·away
ˈstrā-tə-ˌwā
Examples of straightaway in a Sentence
Adverb
He found the information straightaway.
he got to the hospital, and straightaway he was admitted and given intravenous fluids
Adjective
her first novel was a straightaway success
the doomed ship was headed on a straightaway course in the path of the iceberg
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
Getting to work straightaway, the kids built a snowman in the yard, which looked like your typical Frosty with twigs for arms and a carrot nose.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Virginia State’s Jared White buried a 3-pointer from straightaway center, Jacob Cooper finished a backdoor layup and Jayson Harris ushered in a timeout with a short floater.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2025
Jacob Louraine, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
The track’s frontside, which includes the main straightaway and first turn, is full of historic and new construction reaching multiple stories.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Adverb
Over breakfast on the day after the announcement was made, Venetia’s grandfather was reading the account of the new planet aloud from the paper and the young girl straightaway recommended the name Pluto, the ruler of the underworld.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
Getting to work straightaway, the kids built a snowman in the yard, which looked like your typical Frosty with twigs for arms and a carrot nose.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
The most obvious path would be to ask you straightaway.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Virginia State’s Jared White buried a 3-pointer from straightaway center, Jacob Cooper finished a backdoor layup and Jayson Harris ushered in a timeout with a short floater.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
With every ounce of energy remaining, Rogers flew down the final straightaway like a lion chasing its prey.
—Jacob Louraine, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
The track’s frontside, which includes the main straightaway and first turn, is full of historic and new construction reaching multiple stories.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Straightaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straightaway. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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straightaway
1 of 3 adjective
straight·away
ˈstrāt-ə-ˌwā
1
: proceeding in a straight line : continuous in direction : straightforward
2
: immediate sense 4
made a straightaway reply
straightaway
2 of 3 noun
: the straight part of a racetrack : stretch
straightaway
3 of 3 adverb
straight·away
ˌstrāt-ə-ˈwā
: without delay : immediately
found an answer straightaway
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