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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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He recalled that, when producer Eliza Lumley first called him about the project, he not only immediately replied with "a very fast 'yes please'", but began writing music for the show right away.

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We don’t see Harvey in a suit right away and I would imagine that’s what helps you get there.

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“We hit it off right away,” Barker said of her early conversations with Roberts.

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The festivities officially launch May 16, although not all offerings will be available right away.

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“They were fantastic. They got me in right away, got me right into surgery. The after-care was phenomenal,” he said.

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