straightaway
/ˌstreɪtəˈweɪ/
adverb
- Immediately; without delay.
- The teacher asked us to start the assignment straightaway.
- If you feel pain, tell the doctor straightaway.
- When she heard the news, she called him straightaway.
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noun
- A straight part of a road or racetrack.
- The driver passed several cars on the straightaway before the curve.
- The car sped down the long straightaway of the highway.
- Runners save their energy for the final straightaway of the race.