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Examples of right away in a Sentence
you need to have this fixed right away
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While mortgage rates and bond yields have begun drifting lower, companies and consumers still might not feel the effects of lower rates right away.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
With this new system, which Walmart said is an extension, customers will receive immediate updates to their bank accounts as soon as a transaction is finalized, and Walmart will receive those funds right away.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 20 Sep. 2024
Essential employees continue to work but might not get paid right away.
—Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
Bites should be treated right away by an emergency healthcare provider.2
Black Widow Bite Symptoms
After a black widow bite, the first symptom is typically a painful pinprick sensation on your skin, which is caused by the neurotoxin alpha latrotoxin that makes up the venom.
—Laura Schober, Health, 19 Sep. 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 1 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
right away
adverb
: without delay : immediately
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