I. adverb
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We should discuss the issue of the budget straightaway .
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He put his foot down straightaway .
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I turned to run back towards the pit, but straightaway I could see Dad wasn't there any more.
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It's essential to get him in straightaway .
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So you can reap the benefits of earning interest on your interest straightaway !
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So, whether you're saving for something special or for a rainy day, you can start earning interest straightaway .
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Takat Singh arrived and straightaway set off through the soup with me tripping along behind him.
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The therapist can not expect to be able to do it easily and accurately straightaway or every time.
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They didn't search me straightaway because it was time to change the guard at six o'clock precisely.
II. noun
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Along a straightaway , a coyote raced the truck, his tongue flapping beside him like a tie.
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Luckily there was no traffic on the straightaway .