straight off
| Dictionary: straight off |
adv.
At once; immediately: discovered straight off that the furnace wasn't working.
| Thesaurus: straight off |
adverb
- Without delay: directly, forthwith, immediately, instant, instantly, now, right away, right off, straightaway. Idioms: at once, first off. See time.
| Idioms: straight off |
Also,
straight away. Immediately, as in I knew straight off that he was lying, or I'll get to the dishes straight away. The first term dates from the late 1700s, the variant from the
mid-1600s.
| WordNet: straight off |
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The adverb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
without delay; with no time intervening
Synonyms: immediately, instantly, straightaway, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, in real time
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| Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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