straightaway
straightaway
Definition
straight·away (strāt′ə wā′; for adv. strāt′ə wā′)
adjective
extending in a straight line
noun
- a racetrack, or part of a track, that extends in a straight line
- a straight and level stretch of highway
adverb
at once; without delay
straightaway
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- get: Pros: Very quick, got the coach straightaway to Gatwick.
- make: If you do not want to make one straightaway you can always ask to make one later on.
- do: If you have received your University of Ulster student registration number, you will be able to do this straightaway.
- receive: Newly transferred prisoners may not receive this food straightaway and prisoners should make an application for their special diet as soon as possible.
- write: You don't have to write a whole play straightaway.
- call: If you have been attacked Call the police straightaway.
Adjective modifier
- social: Contact your Jobcentre Plus office, Jobcentre or social security office straightaway.
- online: Buy Netscalibur Dial now to get online straightaway Is it for you?
- next: And they should start taking the next packet straightaway if the first pack is finished during this time.
- new: So, when you make a payment, interest is calculated on the new balance straightaway.
- back: He definitely had a little bit of steam on me down the back straightaway.
- available: On its TalkTalk website, Carphone Warehouse is warning potential customers not to expect the service to be available straightaway.
Noun used with modifier
- office: Contact your Jobcentre Plus office, Jobcentre or social security office straightaway.
- police: If you have been attacked Call the police straightaway.
- section: All ' Add a Link ' submissions are verified manually, so will not show in this section straightaway.
- home: So stepping up the security of a burgled home straightaway can prevent a further crime.
- complaint: Immediately Our aim is to resolve your complaint straightaway.
- hospital: If he had thought she had been suffering from septicaemia then he would have admitted her to hospital straightaway.
Browse dictionary entries near straightaway
- straight time
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- straight-line method
- straight-line depreciation method
- straightedge
- straighten
- straighten out
- straighten up
- straightforward
- straightjacket
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- strain
- strained
- strainer
