Immediately vs Straightway - What's the difference?
immediately | straightway | Synonyms |
In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
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directly
at once
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Immediately is a synonym of straightway.
As adverbs the difference between immediately and straightway
is that immediately is in an immediate manner; instantly or without delay while straightway is directly.As a conjunction immediately
is .As a noun straightway is
a straight section of a racetrack.immediately
English
Adverb
(-)- I hope we can begin immediately .
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Synonyms
* See alsoSynonyms
* as soon as * directly after, after, right after, etc.straightway
English
Alternative forms
* straightawayAdverb
(-)- This made her angrier than before, and she blew her silver whistle twice. Straightway a great flock of wild crows came flying toward her, enough to darken the sky.