straightawayadverb
uk/ˌstreɪt.əˈweɪ/us/ˌstreɪt̬.əˈweɪ/B1 immediately:
We don't have to go straightaway, do we?
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Immediately
- a stitch in time (saves nine) idiom
- ado
- at/in one fell swoop idiom
- bat
- cuff
- directly
- fell
- in a flash idiom
- instant
- instantaneous
- instantly
- no sooner said than done idiom
- once
- pronto
- quickly
- soon
- spot
- straight
- then
- then and there idiom
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straightawaynoun [ C ]
uk/ˌstreɪt.əˈweɪ/us/ˌstreɪt̬.əˈweɪ/US mainly UK straightthe straight part of a racetrack (= the track on which competitors race):
And the runners are just coming up to the straightaway.
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Athletics
- athlete
- athleticism
- athletics
- caber
- finish line
- finishing line 1
- finishing line
- follow through
- hammer throwing
- marathon
- relay
- running
- sack race
- shot
- sprint
- stagger
- steeplechase
- track
- track meet
- water jump
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