Straightway vs Instantly - What's the difference?
straightway | instantly | Related terms |
directly
at once
* 1900 , , (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)
(archaic) Urgently; with insistence.
*, II.27:
At once; without delay.
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Straightway is a related term of instantly.
As adverbs the difference between straightway and instantly
is that straightway is directly while instantly is (archaic) urgently; with insistence.As a noun straightway
is a straight section of a racetrack.straightway
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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.
instantly
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Alternative forms
* enstantly (rare) * instantlie (obsolete) * instauntly (obsolete)Adverb
(-)- Theoxena although she were instantly urged thereunto, could never be induced to marry againe.
England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report, passage=The most persistent tormentor was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored a hat-trick in last month’s corresponding fixture in Iceland. His ability to run at defences is instantly striking, but it is his clever use of possession that has persuaded some shrewd judges that he is an even better prospect than Theo Walcott. }}