Antonyms for straight away
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : streyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : streɪt |
Definition of straight away
Origin :- mid-14c., "direct, undeviating, not crooked," properly "that which is stretched," adjectival use of Old English streht (altered, by analogy with streccan, from earlier streaht), past participle of streccan "to stretch" (see stretch (v.)). Meaning "true, direct, honest" is from 1520s. Of communication, "clear, unambiguous," from 1862. Sense of "undiluted, uncompromising" (e.g. straight whiskey, 1874) is American English, first recorded 1856.
- Theatrical sense of "serious" (as opposed to popular or comic) is attested from 1895; vaudeville slang straight man first attested 1923. Go straight in the underworld slang sense is from 1919; straighten up "become respectable" is from 1907. Straight arrow "decent, conventional person" is 1969, from archetypal Native American brave name. To keep a straight face first recorded 1897; straight shooter is from 1928; straight-edge as a punk subculture is attested by 1987.
- As in instantly : adv right now
- As in readily : adv quickly; effortlessly
- As in right : adv directly, without delay
- As in immediately : adv at once, right away
- So at a word follow me at once straight away into the desert.
- Extract from : « In the Mahdi's Grasp » by George Manville Fenn
- For straight away, without a turn, will bring you home again.
- Extract from : « A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II) » by Augustus de Morgan
- “We must have a drink on this straight away, old man,” said he.
- Extract from : « The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol » by William J. Locke
- If you draw the crack school you may be done for straight away.
- Extract from : « The Youngest Girl in the Fifth » by Angela Brazil
- First, I feel now as though I could sit down and get it straight away.
- Extract from : « The Invader » by Margaret L. Woods
- Straight away toward the end of the lagoon Florence led them.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the O Moo » by Roy J. Snell
- It was not in the direction of home that Red Fox ran, but straight away from it.
- Extract from : « Red Fox » by Charles G. D. Roberts
- No Indians can stop us—let me assure you of that, straight away.
- Extract from : « The Terms of Surrender » by Louis Tracy
- Perhaps have even taken the train there straight away this morning.
- Extract from : « The Road to the Open » by Arthur Schnitzler
- Your course is down this hill and straight away toward the sea.
- Extract from : « The Buttoned Sky » by Geoff St. Reynard
Synonyms for straight away
- anon
- at once
- at short notice
- at the drop of a hat
- away
- cheerfully
- direct
- directly
- double-time
- due
- eagerly
- easily
- facilely
- first off
- forthwith
- freely
- gladly
- hands down
- hereupon
- immediately
- in a flash
- in a jiffy
- in a New York minute
- in no time
- in nothing flat
- instantaneously
- instanter
- instantly
- lightly
- like now
- no sweat
- nothing to it
- now
- now or never
- on a dime
- on the dot
- on the double
- on the spot
- PDQ
- piece of cake
- promptly
- pronto
- quick as a wink
- quickly
- rapidly
- right
- right away
- right now
- shortly
- slick as whistle
- smoothly
- soon
- soon afterward
- speedily
- spontaneously
- straight
- straight away
- straight off
- straightly
- summarily
- swimmingly
- there and then
- thereupon
- this instant
- this minute
- tout de suite
- undeviatingly
- unhesitatingly
- urgently
- well
- willingly
- without delay
- without demur
- without difficulty
- without hesitation
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