right away

Adverb

Open English WordNet

Adverb (2)

  1. without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening“he answered immediately”“found an answer straightaway”“an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith”“Come here now!”Synonyms: immediatelyinstantlystraightawaystraight offdirectlynowat onceforthwithlike a shot
  2. at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence)“he promptly forgot the address”Synonyms: promptly
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Right away, Right off

at once; straightway; without delay. Colloq. U.S. “We will... shut ourselves up in the office and do the work right off.” Daniel Webster

From the entry Right.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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