STRAIGHTAWAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does straightaway mean? 

• STRAIGHTAWAY (noun)
  The noun STRAIGHTAWAY has 1 sense:

1. a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

  Familiarity information: STRAIGHTAWAY used as a noun is very rare.

• STRAIGHTAWAY (adjective)
  The adjective STRAIGHTAWAY has 1 sense:

1. performed with little or no delay

  Familiarity information: STRAIGHTAWAY used as an adjective is very rare.

• STRAIGHTAWAY (adverb)
  The adverb STRAIGHTAWAY has 1 sense:

1. without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

  Familiarity information: STRAIGHTAWAY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STRAIGHTAWAY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

straight; straightaway

Hypernyms ("straightaway" is a kind of...):

section; segment (one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "straightaway"):

stretch (a straightaway section of a racetrack)

• STRAIGHTAWAY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Performed with little or no delay

Synonyms:

immediate; prompt; quick; straightaway

Context example:

a straightaway denial

Similar:

fast (acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly)

• STRAIGHTAWAY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

Synonyms:

at once; directly; forthwith; immediately; instantly; like a shot; now; right away; straight off; straightaway

Context example:

Come here now!

 Context examples 

It was the straightaway now, and when it came to real running, White Fang could teach her things.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Uranus is in your financial eighth house of other people’s money, so if you need a mortgage or home improvement loan, it seems you will get one with attractive terms approved straightaway and more quickly than you would have supposed.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Jupiter’s entry into Capricorn this month is only the beginning, and Jupiter will get to work straightaway, working closely with other planets to help you see profit and increased income for the hard work you put in over the past years.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)