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right away

idiom
Meaning

Very soon; quickly; immediately.


Examples
SIMPLE

Please finish your homework right away.

CONTEXTUAL

The fire alarm rang, so everyone left the building right away.

COMPLEX

Upon realizing the error in the financial report, the manager demanded that the accounting team correct the figures right away.

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  1. 01

    all rights reserved

    The copyright holder of a creative work reserves all copyright-related rights, typically including the right to publish the work, to make derivative works of it, to distribute it, to make profit from it, to license a number of these rights to other people, and to forbid these uses by any unauthorized people, thus being entitled to take legal action against infringement.

  2. 02

    away game

    An athletic contest played away from the team's home field.

  3. 03

    away with the fairies

    Not all there; slightly crazy.

  4. 04

    bang away

    to strike or hit repeatedly

  5. 05

    bang to rights

    Red-handed, (caught) in the act.

  6. 06

    bear away the bell

    To be superior in something.

  7. 07

    beaver away

    To work hard at a task.

  8. 08

    blaze away

    To fire (firearms) repeatedly.

Last updated April 17, 2026