straightaway

[ streyt-uh-wey ]

adjective

1. straight onward, without turn or curve, as a racecourse.

noun

1. a straightaway course or part.

adverb

1. immediately; right away.

straightaway

/ ˌstreɪtəˈweɪ /

adverb

1. at once

noun

1. the US word for straight

Word History and Origins

Origin of straightaway¹

First recorded in 1870–75; from phrase straight away

Example Sentences

It appealed to her straightaway.

From BBC

If no one wins a majority straightaway, an instant runoff will occur.

From Salon

Then, with Cease out of the game, the Dodgers added two more in the third, when Will Smith snapped his streak of nine hitless at-bats to start the series by launching a two-run home run to straightaway center.

From Los Angeles Times

Rather, the biggest thing is that it came against a Joe Musgrove four-seamer, with Smith barreling up an elevated 3-and-1 heater — the kind he has so often missed or fouled back or hit weakly for an out the last two seasons — and launching it to straightaway center at an estimated distance of 426 feet.

From Los Angeles Times

"Hopefully it's nothing to be concerned about. I'm quite relaxed, because if it's something bad, you feel it straightaway a bit more."

From BBC