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Examples of right away in a Sentence
you need to have this fixed right away
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Be realistic in knowing trust takes time and asking someone for a recommendation or introduction right away is not always the best next step.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The money is transferred between accounts within minutes and ready to spend right away.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
But enjoying similar results as the Lions right away?
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
The three others bounced back eventually, but not always right away.
—Mike Sando, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
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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 28 Jan. 2025.
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right away
adverb
: without delay : immediately
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