straight away in English

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          "text": "This item is urgent, so please start on it straight away."
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        "Very soon; quickly; immediately."
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        "(idiomatic) Very soon; quickly; immediately."
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        {
          "word": "at once"
        },
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          "word": "forthwith"
        },
        {
          "word": "immediately"
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          "word": "instantly"
        },
        {
          "word": "now"
        },
        {
          "word": "right now"
        },
        {
          "word": "right away"
        },
        {
          "word": "tout de suite"
        },
        {
          "word": "without delay"
        },
        {
          "word": "straightaway"
        }
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        "Australia"
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      "audio": "en-us-straight away.ogg",
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        "Mid-Atlantic"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Mid-Atlantic)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "straight away"
}

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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This item is urgent, so please start on it straight away."
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        "(idiomatic) Very soon; quickly; immediately."
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    {
      "word": "at once"
    },
    {
      "word": "forthwith"
    },
    {
      "word": "immediately"
    },
    {
      "word": "instantly"
    },
    {
      "word": "now"
    },
    {
      "word": "right now"
    },
    {
      "word": "right away"
    },
    {
      "word": "tout de suite"
    },
    {
      "word": "without delay"
    },
    {
      "word": "straightaway"
    }
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  "word": "straight away"
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"straight away" meaning in English

Adverb

Alternative forms