straightway
Without any delay
Straightway means immediately or without delay.
The word is archaic or literary, surviving mainly in older texts and biblical language: Straightway he began to preach in the synagogues.
In contemporary usage, *straightaway* or *right away* have largely replaced it.
Without any pause
- forthwithWithout delay
- at onceWithout any delay
- right awayWithout pause or delay
- without delayOccurring at once
immediately · posthaste · pronto · in a flash · swiftly · rapidly · quickly · in no time
Undeviating or to guide
- undeviatingNot straying from course
- linearArranged in straight succession
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- unswervingFirmly constant in direction
beeline · shortest path · as the crow flies · point-to-point
instantly
Without any pause
- forthwithWithout delay
- at onceWithout any delay
- right awayWithout pause or delay
without delay · immediately · posthaste · pronto · in a flash · swiftly · rapidly · quickly · in no time · stat
direct
Undeviating or to guide
- undeviatingNot straying from course
- linearArranged in straight succession
- unbendingRefusing to change position
unswerving · beeline · shortest path · as the crow flies · point-to-point
straightwayeventually
At a later time
later · slowly · gradually · tardily · in due time
straightwaycircuitously
In a winding manner
indirectly · deviously · obliquely · meanderingly · tortuously
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