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Examples of right away in a Sentence
you need to have this fixed right away
Recent Examples on the Web
That was evident right away, as the flamethrower surrendered a leadoff double, hit a batter and issued a two-out walk to load the bases in the first inning.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
The lifeline from Volkswagen — $1 billion right away, with an additional $4 billion to follow — will certainly help in that effort.
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 26 June 2024
The vessel briefly lost power, but back-up power was activated right away.
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Francesca Street, CNN, 26 June 2024
Your idea of waiting to call them by the name used by the grandchildren makes sense but won’t solve the problem right away.
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Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1749, in the meaning defined above
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“Right away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20away. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
right away
adverb
: without delay : immediately
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