straightway

[ streyt-wey ]

adverb

1. straightaway.

straightway

/ ˈstreɪtˌweɪ /

adverb

1. archaic.
   at once

Word History and Origins

Origin of straightway¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; straight, way ¹

Example Sentences

Amy’s conscience preached her a little sermon from that text, then and there, and she did what many of us do not always do, took the sermon to heart, and straightway put it in practice.

From Literature

The 2.17-mile course weaved through the stadium parking lot and over a 3,500-foot straightway that spanned over the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge and suspended 80 feet over the Cumberland River.

From Seattle Times

The first test as a race course — including a 3,500-foot straight straightway that spanned over the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge — seemed a success.

From Seattle Times

Bregman had an RBI triple and scored in the first to put Houston ahead to stay, and Springer’s 14th homer was a three-run shot on a 445-foot drive to straightway center in the second.

From Washington Times

Then Thetis weeping bade him remember that he himself was fated to die straightway after Hector.

From Literature