straight·away
ˈstrāt-ə-ˌwā 
straight·away
ˈstrā-tə-ˌwā
Examples of straightaway in a Sentence
Adverb
He found the information straightaway.
he got to the hospital, and straightaway he was admitted and given intravenous fluids
Adjective
her first novel was a straightaway success
the doomed ship was headed on a straightaway course in the path of the iceberg
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
Getting to work straightaway, the kids built a snowman in the yard, which looked like your typical Frosty with twigs for arms and a carrot nose.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 1 Apr. 2025
Short fences of 189 and 183 feet down the lines due to a line of trees in left field and a property line in right are extended to a prairie-like 230 feet in straightaway center.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Occasionally, all of the planets will be on the same side of the metaphorical racetrack, spread across the sky much like how cars can be positioned at different points along the same straightaway of a track, Faherty said.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
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Adverb
Over breakfast on the day after the announcement was made, Venetia’s grandfather was reading the account of the new planet aloud from the paper and the young girl straightaway recommended the name Pluto, the ruler of the underworld.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
Getting to work straightaway, the kids built a snowman in the yard, which looked like your typical Frosty with twigs for arms and a carrot nose.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Shohei Ohtani walked to start the bottom of the first inning then rode home on Teoscar Hernandez’s two-run home run, a 436-foot drive to straightaway center field.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 1 Apr. 2025
Short fences of 189 and 183 feet down the lines due to a line of trees in left field and a property line in right are extended to a prairie-like 230 feet in straightaway center.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
Hours after the firefighters completely contained the nearby South Miami-Dade brush fire, smoke enveloped Homestead-Miami Speedway’s front straightaway.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Occasionally, all of the planets will be on the same side of the metaphorical racetrack, spread across the sky much like how cars can be positioned at different points along the same straightaway of a track, Faherty said.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Straightaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straightaway. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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straightaway
1 of 3 adjective
straight·away
ˈstrāt-ə-ˌwā
1
: proceeding in a straight line : continuous in direction : straightforward
2
: immediate sense 4
made a straightaway reply
straightaway
2 of 3 noun
: the straight part of a racetrack : stretch
straightaway
3 of 3 adverb
straight·away
ˌstrāt-ə-ˈwā
: without delay : immediately
found an answer straightaway
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