Right Away

Definition: Right Away

Right Away

Adverb

1. Without delay; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!".

2. At once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); "he promptly forgot the address".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Right Away

Continuance in action

Interjection: keep it up! go to it! right away! right on! attaboy!

Instantaneity

Adverb: instantaneously; Adjective: in no time, in less than no time; presto, subito, instanter, suddenly, at a stroke, like a shot; in a moment; n. in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice; in one's tracks; right away; toute a l'heure; at one jump, in the same breath, per saltum, uno saltu; at once, all at once; plump, slap; "at one fell swoop"; at the same instant; Noun: immediately; (early); extempore, on the moment, on the spot, on the spur of the moment; no sooner said than done; just then; slap-dash; (haste).

Crosswords: Right Away

You don't have to answer right away. (While You Were Sleeping; writing credit: Daniel G. Sullivan and Fredric LeBow.)

I come in here, and right away I'm catching the sight lines and looking for an exit. (The Bourne Identity; writing credit: Tony Gilroy)

Yes judge, right away judge! (Caddyshack; writing credit: Brian Doyle-Murray; Harold Ramis)

Look, we need you to come home right away by midnight or else (Charmed; writing credit: Colman deKay)

Tell General Scott I want to see him right away. (Seven Days in May; writing credit: Fletcher Knebel; Charles W. Bailey II)

Breathe in right away, (Loser; performing artist: 3 Doors Down)

And I must get it back right away (Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again; performing artist: BARRY MANILOW)

I'm gonna tell you right away, I can't wait another day, (Amanda; performing artist: Boston)

Right away Mary Anne flew in from Atlanta (Goodbye Earl; performing artist: Dixie Chicks)

Or love will blow you right away (LOVE IS IN CONTROL; performing artist: Donna Summer)

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Books

• Come Tell Me Right Away a Positive Approach to Telling Child About Sexual Abuse (reference)

• How to Have Fun and Make Money in Mystery Shopping: A How-To Workbook with Leads to Get Started Right Away! (reference)

• I'm looking for Mr. Right, but I'll settle for Mr. Right Away : AIDS, true love, the perils of safe sex, and other spiritual concerns of the gay male (reference)

• Married Right Away (Silhouette Romance, No. 1579) (reference)

• Right Away and All at Once: How We Saved Continental (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition) [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

  (more book examples)

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Hepatitis B is a serious disease- : Visit your Health Clinic right away for the immunization shot to protect your child. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Miss Fairy: Dear me, I must get some new curtains right away!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Rush message, so I brought it right away, he said. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Health

A feeling that you must urinate right away ("urgency"). (references)

If you miss a shot, call your doctor or clinic right away to set up a new appointment. (references)

The new kidney may start working right away or may take up to a few weeks to make urine. (references)

Business

U.S. companies should not expect Italian representatives to take high numbers of product right away in return for exclusive distribution. (references)

Travel

Denmark

However, they are likely to get down to business right away and are generally conservative and efficient in their approach to business meetings. (references)

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Expression using "right away": do smth. right away. Additional references.

Afrikaans

dadelik (at, at once, immediately, instantaneous, instantly, just, promptly, right now, without, without delay), almeteens (at, at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now). (various references)

Albanian

menjëherë (abruptly, at once, away, directly, forthright, forthwith, immediately, impulsively, incontinently, instantly, just now, momentarily, momently, now, offhand, offhandedly, on the spot, on the spur of the moment, out of hand, pronto, straight away, therewith), fugë (fire, fugue, garden warbler, peg top, run, very quickly, whipping top, whirligig), fill (alone, at once, immediately, just, original, promptly, right, right now, start, string, thread, wire, yarn). (various references)

Arabic 

‏في الحال (at present, directly, on the spot, right now), ‏فورا (at once, directly, forthwith, immediately, instantly, promptly), ‏حالا (anon, as soon as, at once, directly, forthright, forthwith, immediately, instantly, now, on the spot, outright, presently, promptly, readily, right now, shortly, straight, straight away, without delay), ‏توا (forthright, forthwith, immediately, instantly, now, presently, promptly, straight away). (various references)

Bulgarian 

тутакси, веднага (anon, at once, directly, forthwith, immediately, incontinently, instantly, now, presently, promptly, pronto, readily, right, straight off), незабавно (at once, forthwith, immediately, incontinently, instanter, instantly, promptly, speedily, straight away, straightway, summarily). (various references)

Chinese 

馬上 (at once, immediately), 即 (namely, to approach, to draw near), 就 (at once, only, then, to approach, to move towards, to undertake). (various references)

Czech

okamžitì (at once, at the drop of the hat, directly, here and now, immediately, in no time, instantly, like a shot, offhand, on the spot, straight away). (various references)

Danish

straks (at once, immediately, instantaneous, instantly, just, promptly, right now, without delay). (various references)

Dutch

meteen (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now). (various references)

Esperanto

tuj (at once, immediately, just, right now). (various references)

Faeroese

uttan nakað honk (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now), beinan vegin (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now, urgently), alt fyri eitt (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now, urgently). (various references)

Finnish

heti (at once, directly, immediately, in a minute, instantly, just, promptly, right now). (various references)

French

tout de suite (right now), aussitôt (right now). (various references)

Frisian

daliks (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now), dalik (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now), aanstûns (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now), aanst (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now), aansen (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now). (various references)

German

sofort (at once, directly, forthwith, immediate, immediately, immediatly, in a jiffy, instant, instantaneous, instantaneously, instantly, just, outright, promptly, pronto, right now, right off, straight away), gleich (again, alike, all the same, at once, conforming, equal, equally, equivalent, even, fitting, identic, identical, identically, immediately, in a jiffy, in a minute, in a moment, instantaneous, instantly, just, level, like, likewise, now, outright, pair, parallel, promptly, right, right now, same, similar, soon, straight away, the same, uniform, uniformly, without delay), auf der Stelle (at once, on the spot, outright). (various references)

Greek 

αμέσωσ (at once, forthwith, immediately, outright, presently, smack, straight away, straightaway, therewithal). (various references)

Hawaiian

fill (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now). (various references)

Hebrew 

מי�" (at once, directly, forthwith, immediately, instantly, momentarily, right off, shortly, soon, straight, straight away, upon), אחת שתים (immediately, on the spot). (various references)

Hungarian

azonnal (anon, at once, at sight, forthwith, here and now, immediately, in no time, instantly, like smoke, now, on the spot, out of hand, outright, presently, promptly, pronto, right, right off, straight away, straight off, straightaway, therewith, to deal with an emergency). (various references)

Indonesian

segera (apace, ere, immediate, instant, presently, straightway). (various references)

Italian

subito (anon, at, at once, immediately, just, now, once, promptly, pronto, right, right now, soon, straight, straight away, straightaway, straightway). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

た� 今 (Here I am, I'm home!, just now, presently, right now), 只今 (Here I am, I'm home!, just now, presently, right now), きまり悪い (at once, being ashamed, Eek!, feeling awkward, glisten, glitter, look around restlessly, quickly, sparkle, squeak, squeaking, tightly, twinkle, Yipe!), 即座に (immediately), �"�今 (Here I am, I'm home!, just now, presently, right now), 一二に及ばず (without waiting around). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

た� いま (Here I am, I'm home!, just now, presently, right now), そくざに (immediately), きりきり (at once, quickly), いちににおよばず (without waiting around). (various references)

Manx

kiart nish (at once). (various references)

Papiamen

umbes (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now), umbé (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now), mesora (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now), inmediatamente (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now). (various references)

Pig Latin

ightray awayay

Polish

zaraz (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now), natychmiast (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now). (various references)

Portuguese

imediatamente (at once, direct, directly, familiarly, forthright, forthwith, immediately, incontinently, instantly, just, now, offhand, point-blank, promptly, right, right off, straight, straightway). (various references)

Romanian

imediat (anon, at once, before you could say jack robinson, directly, eftsoons, forthright, forthwith, immediate, immediately, in a trice, instanter, instantly, now, on short notice, on the instant, on the spot, out of hand, Pat, present, presently, prompt, quick as flash, slick, soon, speak away, straight, straight away, this instant, urgent), îndatå (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now). (various references)

Russian 

тотчас (anon, at once, forthwith, incontinently, instantly, straight away). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

začas (minute: in a minute, momentarily), odmah (anon, forthwith, immediately, instantly, once: at once, presently, presto, pronto, right, right now, straight away, straightaway). (various references)

Spanish

inmediatamente (at once, forthwith, immediately, just, next, promptly, right now, right off, right off the bat, straight away, straightway), en seguida (at once, directly, hereupon, immediately, in an instant, instantaneous, instantly, just, like a shot, promptly, pronto, readily, right now, straight away, then and there, wait a moment, without delay), en el acto (at once, forthwith, immediately, just, promptly, right now, then and there, while you wait), ahora mismo (at once, here and now, immediately, just, just now, promptly, right now). (various references)

Sranan

wante'wante (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now), nownow (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now). (various references)

Swahili

sasa hivi (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now). (various references)

Swedish

genast (at once, at one word, directly, forthright, forthwid, forthwith, here and now, immediately, in a jiff, in a jiffy, in a minute, in a moment, jiff, momently, on the knocker, straight away, straightway, this minute), bums (instantly, on the spot, slap, smack). (various references)

Turkish

hemencecik (double quick, in a snap, in a trice, in two shakes, instantly, on the instant, straight away, straight off, straightaway), hemen (anon, as soon as, at a word, at no time, at once, bang off, directly, forthwith, immediate, immediately, in a jiffy, in a snap, in an instant, in no time, in short order, in two ticks, incontinently, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, on the instant, on the spot, out of hand, outright, presently, prompt, pronto, right of the bat, right off, slick, soon, straight away, straight off, straightaway, then and there), derhal (anon, at a word, at once, bang off, forthwith, immediate, immediately, in a jiffy, in an instant, in no time, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, out of hand, pronto, right of the bat, right off, therewith), aníden (abruptly, all of a sudden, at once, immediately, just, promptly, right now, suddenly), anında (in an instant, instantly, on the instant, on the spur of the moment, outright, right of the bat, simultaneous, then and there). (various references)

Ukrainian

відразу (at once, direct, directly, double quick, forthright, holus-bolus, on the spot, outright, readily, straight away, straightway, therewith), негайно (amain, anon, at once, at short notice, belive, by and by, chop-chop, forthwith, immediately, in an instant, in one's track, instantly, like a shot, on the spot, outright, promptly, right off). (various references)

Welsh

ar unwaith (immediately, just, right now). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: airway, aright, righty, wraith, wrathy, wright.

-4 letters: aargh, agria, airth, arhat, atria, await, garth, girth, grith, hairy, rayah, rhyta, riata, right, taiga, thraw, tiara, tragi, warty, whity, wight, withy, wrath, yirth.

-5 letters: agar, agha, airt, airy, aria, arty, away, awry, ayah, gait, ghat, girt, grat, gray, grit, gyri, haar, hair, hart, raga, ragi.

+2 letters: straightway.

+3 letters: straightaway.

+4 letters: straightaways.