straight away
Without any delay
Straight away means immediately or without delay: I knew straight away something was wrong.
More common in British English than American, where "right away" dominates.
The two-word form functions as an adverb; the single word "straightaway" can also be a noun meaning a straight section of road or track.
- at onceWithout any delay
- immediatelyWithout any pause
- nowThe present moment
- forthwithWithout delay
- directlyWithout intermediary steps
instantly · tout de suite · promptly · pronto · posthaste · as soon as · first thing · off the bat · from the word go · without delay · there and then · in a flash · fast · at the drop of a hat · unswerving · candid · impulse · hasty
temporal immediacy
straight awayeventually
At a later time
later · at some point · sooner or later · in time · gradually