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Examples of right away in a Sentence
you need to have this fixed right away
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Call 911 right away if someone is unconscious, not breathing or if naloxone has been given, the organization said.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 10 May 2024
Forty-something of those tortoises were eaten by badgers right away.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1749, in the meaning defined above
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“Right away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20away. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
right away
adverb
: without delay : immediately
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