adverb
- Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening.
- usage: "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now"
- synonyms: immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, like a shot
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