straightaway in English

adjective

1

extending or moving in a straight line.

Alley hit a sinking line drive to straightaway center field that got by Day, who dived to make a sprawling catch but came up short.

noun

1

a straight section of a road or racetrack.

Because of the long straightaways , the cars carry a lot of speed into the flat and sharp turns, which is where you'll see a lot of wrecks.

adjective

• prompt, immediate, quick

noun

• straight

adverb

• at once, right away, (right) now, this/that (very) minute, this/that instant, immediately, instantly, directly, forthwith, without further/more ado, promptly, quickly, without delay, then and there, here and now, as soon as possible, as quickly as possible, in short order, straight off, pretty damn quick, PDQ, ASAP, pronto, lickety-split, straightway
• like a shot, at once, now, directly, straight off, forthwith, right away, instantly, immediately

Use "straightaway" in a sentence

1. Millie didn't answer straightaway.

2. Straightaway he got to the point.

3. He put his foot down straightaway.

4. Straightaway our worst fears were realised.

5. Poltoo, kindly stop this nonsense Straightaway!

6. You'd better call the doctor straightaway.

7. We should discuss the issue of the budget straightaway.

8. Luckily there was no traffic on the straightaway.

9. I need this shut down straightaway.

10. It's essential to get him in straightaway.

11. He'll live if you get him help straightaway.

12. Peter and I decided to get married straightaway.

13. We don't have to go straightaway, do we?

14. The dentist said she would do the filling straightaway.

15. Almost straightaway John’s trained eye tells him that the grind is too coarse.

16. Half of all hospital admissions are emergencies, and these are treated straightaway.

17. 16 I recognised his shock of red hair and freckled face straightaway.

18. 6 The dentist said she would do the filling straightaway.

19. The doctor says they'll have to operate straightaway, before the cancer spreads.

20. I recognised his shock of red hair and freckled face straightaway.

21. He came back straightaway, telling me what he thought of me.

22. They attacked the driver and he straightaway made a bolt for it.

23. I'll ask them to send someone out straightaway to fix the car.

24. Antonyms for Anfractuous include straight, straightaway, direct, even, level, plumb, smooth, undeviating, unswerving and simple

25. StrAight, strAightaway, strAightaways, strAightbred, strAightbreds, strAighted See the full list of words here!

26. Along a straightaway, a coyote raced the truck, his tongue flapping beside him like a tie.

27. They didn't search me straightaway because it was time to change the guard at six o'clock precisely.

28. He ran doggedly around the far corner, arms pumping at his sides, and into the straightaway.

29. Straightaway I went off and had a bright red flash put in across the front of my hair.

30. But I've never really talked to my mum about anything. 1 knew straightaway after the first month.

31. We showed them where the crates had to be moved to, and they got stuck in straightaway.

32. The therapist can not expect to be able to do it easily and accurately straightaway or every time.

33. I would rather than any payment that he had once lain with me and got at it straightaway.

34. The carbon fiber body is built apon a magnesium chassis with foamed frame, coilovers made a high stability allowing Chicane to be able to drive easily through Chicanes (a Chicane is a notch in a straightaway)