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straightaway

noun

1 straightaway

A straight segment of a roadway or racecourse.

synonym: straight.

adjective

1 straightaway

Performed with little or no delay:
— A straightaway denial.

synonyms: immediate, prompt, quick.

adverb

1 straightaway

Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening:
— Found an answer straightaway.

synonyms: at once, directly, forthwith, immediately, instantly, like a shot, now, right away, straight off.


Moby thesaurus: PDQ, air line, all at once, all together, apace, at a blow, at a stroke, at once, at one blow, at one jump, at one stroke, at one swoop, at one time, away, axis, beeline, chord, decisively, diagonal, diameter ... show more.

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