RIGHT AWAY Definition & Meaning

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right away

adverb

without delay; immediately or promptly

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Idioms and Phrases

Also, right off . Without delay, immediately, as in Can you bring our dinners right away? We're in a hurry , or We liked her right off . This idiom uses right as an intensifier and away in the sense of “at once,” the latter usage dating from the 1500s and surviving only in such phrases as this one and fire away . It was first recorded in 1818. Also see right off the bat .

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"And of course mortgage companies start to price that in right away and we've already seen mortgage rates start to fall and we should see plenty of that in the coming days," she added.

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"In the past, we would have used customer satisfaction surveys," says Mr Salmon, "but with live shopping, we get feedback right away and I bring that back to my team to help refine our products."

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“The time to show empathy was right away,” said Dermot Givens, a political consultant who is not working for either Park or Bass.

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How big of a role she’ll play right away remains to be seen.

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"Normally when you drink too much, you feel good for a while. But that night I just felt extremely dizzy and sleepy right away."

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