Straightaway — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

performed with little or no delay

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈeɪɾəwˌeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈeɪtəwˌeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈeɪtəwˌeɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /stɹˈeɪɾəwˌeɪ/.

Examples

an immediate reply to my letter
a prompt reply
was quick to respond

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prompt at once forthwith quick directly now right away straight off immediately straight like a shot instantly immediate

Parts of Speech

noun	a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
adjective	performed with little or no delay “an immediate reply to my letter”
adverb	without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening “he answered immediately”

Word Forms

straight	adjective	free from curves or angles
immediateness	noun	the quickness of action or occurrence
promptness	noun	the characteristic of doing things without delay
quickness	noun	a rate that is rapid

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sofort

ein gerader Abschnitt einer Straße oder Rennbahn

🇫🇷French

tout de suite

un segment droit d'une route ou d'un hippodrome

🇪🇸Spanish

inmediatamente

un segmento recto de una carretera o hipódromo

🇮🇹Italian

subito

un segmento rettilineo di una strada o di un ippodromo

🇳🇱Dutch

meteen

een recht stuk van een rijbaan of renbaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

imediatamente

um segmento reto de uma estrada ou pista de corrida

🇷🇺Russian

сразу

прямой участок дороги или ипподрома

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सीधे

सड़क या रेसकोर्स का सीधा खंड

🇧🇩Bengali

সরাসরি

রাস্তা বা রেসকোর্সের একটি সোজা অংশ

🇮🇳Tamil

நேராக

சாலை அல்லது பந்தய மைதானத்தின் நேரான பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

వెంటనే

రోడ్డు మార్గం లేదా రేస్‌కోర్సు యొక్క సరళ భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

लगेच

रोडवे किंवा रेसकोर्सचा सरळ भाग

🇮🇳Gujarati

તરત જ

રોડવે અથવા રેસકોર્સનો સીધો ભાગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೇರವಾಗಿ

ರಸ್ತೆಮಾರ್ಗ ಅಥವಾ ರೇಸ್‌ಕೋರ್ಸ್‌ನ ನೇರ ವಿಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നേരിട്ട്

ഒരു റോഡ്‌വേയുടെയോ റേസ്‌കോഴ്‌സിൻ്റെയോ നേരായ ഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੁਰੰਤ

ਰੋਡਵੇਅ ਜਾਂ ਰੇਸਕੋਰਸ ਦਾ ਸਿੱਧਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

فورا

روڈ وے یا ریس کورس کا سیدھا حصہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

马上

道路或赛马场的直线段

🇯🇵Japanese

すぐに

車道または競馬場の直線部分

🇰🇷Korean

곧바로

도로나 경마장의 직선 구간

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngay lập tức

đoạn thẳng của đường hoặc trường đua ngựa

🇹🇭Thai

ทันที

ส่วนทางตรงของถนนหรือสนามแข่งม้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

lurus

segmen lurus dari jalan raya atau arena balap

🇵🇭Filipino

kaagad

isang tuwid na bahagi ng isang daanan o karerahan

🇲🇾Malay

serta merta

segmen lurus jalan atau padang lumba

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حالا

جزء مستقيم من الطريق أو مضمار السباق

🇮🇷Persian

بلافاصله

یک بخش مستقیم از یک جاده یا زمین مسابقه

🇹🇷Turkish

hemen

bir karayolunun veya yarış parkurunun düz bir bölümü

🇮🇱Hebrew

מיד

קטע ישר של כביש או מסלול מירוצים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'straightaway'?

The primary meaning of 'straightaway' is 'a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'straightaway' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'straightaway' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'straightaway' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'straightaway' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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