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" I'm going to have setbacks and failures; I'm not going to see change right away all of the time or most of the time. But everybody I've ever respected has failed at one thing or another. I've definitely fallen on my face. But I've also had a comparatively easy life."
Cory Booker

Meaning of "right away" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF RIGHT AWAY

right away


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIGHT AWAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Right away is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES RIGHT AWAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of right away in the English dictionary

The definition of right away in the dictionary is without delay; immediately or promptly.



WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RIGHT AWAY

right · right about · right angle · right as rain · right ascension · Right Honourable · right of abode · right of search · right of way · right off · right off the bat · right oh · right on · Right Reverend · right to life · right triangle · right whale · right wing · right-angled · right-angled triangle

WORDS THAT END LIKE RIGHT AWAY

away · blow away · come away · far and away · from away · get away · give away · give the game away · go away · have it away · keep away · once and away · out and away · put away · run away · straight away · take away · tuck away · turn away · walk away · while away

Synonyms and antonyms of right away in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RIGHT AWAY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «right away» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «right away» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF RIGHT AWAY

Find out the translation of right away to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of right away from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «right away» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

马上
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

inmediatamente
570 millions of speakers
en

English

right away
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

बिल्कुल अभी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على الفور
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

немедленно
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

imediatamente
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ডানদিকে
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

tout de suite
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Segera
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

sofort
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

すぐに
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

바로
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Tengen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngay lập tức
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

உடனே
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

लगेच
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

derhal
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

subito
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

od razu
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

негайно
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

imediat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμέσως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dadelik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

genast
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

med en gang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of right away

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RIGHT AWAY»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about right away

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10 QUOTES WITH «RIGHT AWAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word right away.
1
Elmer Bernstein
I would do the occasional score. I thought it was the most thrilling thing. It was instant. You made the music and they played it right away to millions of people. I found it thrilling.
2
Cory Booker
I'm going to have setbacks and failures; I'm not going to see change right away all of the time or most of the time. But everybody I've ever respected has failed at one thing or another. I've definitely fallen on my face. But I've also had a comparatively easy life.
3
Stewart Brand
When a fantasy turns you on, you're obligated to God and nature to start doing it - right away.
4
John Bytheway
Our world is drowning in a sea of self-centeredness. You can make yourself quite unique right away by leaving this ocean of selfishness and choosing to be curious about other people.
5
J. Cole
I actually started off majoring in computer science, but I knew right away I wasn't going to stay with it. It was because I had this one professor who was the loneliest, saddest man I've ever known. He was a programmer, and I knew that I didn't want to do whatever he did. So after that, I switched to Communications.
6
Gerry Cooney
I was a left hooker, and I loved hooking. I also really liked to jab and mix it up right away.
7
Jack Dorsey
What I love about New York is just the electricity I feel right away.
8
Colin Egglesfield
The reason I love kids so much is because they're so honest, so you know right away if they like you or they don't.
9
John Fahey
So I learnt a few country western songs, I bought a chord book, and right away I started writing my own stuff, which nobody else did that, I don't know why.
10
Doug Flutie
A guy that's undersized has to prove himself right away.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIGHT AWAY»

Discover the use of right away in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to right away and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Something Wonderful Right Away
A brief description of the history and goals of two improvizational comedy groups, the Compass and Second City, accompanies interviews with past members from Mike Nichols to Gilda Radner
Jeffrey Sweet, 1978
2
Saint: Why I Should Be Canonized Right Away
Lino Rulli is hilarious, brutally honest, and ready for his canonization. Saint picks up where Sinner left off. Lino's stories of triumph and failure suggest that you might not be as big a sinner as you think.
Lino Rulli, 2013
3
Get Them to See it Your Way, Right Away: How to Persuade ...
"Ruth Sherman's systematic approach to selling yourself and your ideas is foolproof. Read this book and watch your stature and bottom line grow.
Ruth Sherman, 2004
4
Manga for the Beginner: Everything you Need to Start Drawing ...
By the end of this big book, the new artist is ready to draw dramatic story sequences full of movement and life. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Christopher Hart, 2013
5
Right Away Monday
Told with the same earthy and provocative style that won Hynes’ previous novel, Down to the Dirt, the Percy Janes First Novel Award, Right Away Monday is a stormy and savagely funny story of f—ing up and figuring it out.
Joel Thomas Hynes, 2010
6
Married Right Away
Susan Meier. isn't exactly the peaches and cream you married her for.” Ethan rose. “You better be right.” “Of course, I'm right.” Ethan chuckled and begantowalk away, but his father stopped him. “One more thing.” Ethan turned. “If you really ...
Susan Meier, 2014
7
The Clariona: A Collection of Hymns and Tunes for Sabbath ...
Je - sua will receive me, He will never leave me, I will come to Je - sus right away, right away, I will live for Jesus right away, right away, 'Tie my Saviour calls me, I obey ; Now in childhood's morning Is the gentle warning, I will live for Jesus right  ...
William Batchelder Bradbury, 1867
8
Bradbury's fresh laurels for the Sabbath school: a new and ...
I will pray to Jesus, right away, right away, I will seek his blessing every day, While my heart is pleading, He is intereeding, I will pray to Jesus right away. 8 I will live for Jesus right away, right away, 'Tis my Saviour calls me, I obey ; Now in  ...
‎1867
9
The Galaxy
which is not in the former, and which differences the two greatly. This is the first syllable of away, in which a is a contraction of on. To say, as is often said in England as well as here, "He went right away home," or to give the order, " Go right ...
‎1877
10
Negro Poems: Melodies, Plantation Pieces, Camp Meeting ...
RIGHT AWAY I sent a message To the Lord on high, To find me a place In the big blue sky; I called to an angel And gave him my note, And the angel went away In a cloudy boat ; And what do you think The Lord done say, Come up chillun ...
William C. Blades, 1921

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIGHT AWAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term right away is used in the context of the following news items.
1
When Bystanders Give CPR Right Away, Lives Are Saved, Study …
Article Link: http://www.webmd.com/news/20150721/when-bystanders-give-cpr-right-away-lives-are-saved-study-shows .... All rights reserved. WebMD does not ... «WebMD, Jul 15»
2
Emmanuel Mudiay won't save the Nuggets right away, and that's OK
The Emmanuel Mudiay era in Denver begins now. After the Nuggets traded Ty Lawson to the Rockets, Mudiay is the team's clear lead guard and a favorite for ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
3
A New Stream of Oil for Iran, but Not Right Away
HOUSTON — The nuclear agreement with Iran opens the way for a flood of new oil eventually to pour onto world markets, setting up a potential windfall for ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
4
Journalists Want Transparency, But Not Right Away
It didn't take long for journalists to criticize the flaw -- for them -- in the federal government's new pilot program on making public all responses to Freedom of ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
Towns, Okafor looking to 'make an impact right away'
The polished back-to-the-basket big man, or the versatile two-way dynamo with arguably the higher upside? The New Jersey kid who nearly led Kentucky to a ... «New York Post, Jun 15»
6
Could Jack Eichel make a difference right away for the Sabres?
Since 1990, there have been eight forwards drafted second overall who joined the NHL right away. The average player recorded 16 goals, 19 assists and 35 ... «Buffalo News, Jun 15»
7
Kristin Cavallari "Knew Right Away" That Jay Cutler Was Her Future …
Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler Kristin Cavallari revealed in a Q&A that she "knew right away" that Jay Cutler would be her future husband; plus, he told her ... «Us Magazine, Jun 15»
8
Browns Mailbag: Which draft picks are poised to contribute right away?
You'll see why if you hang around all the way to the end of this week's edition. I really like this year's rookie draft class. I see at least seven of the 12 picks ... «ClevelandBrowns.com, Jun 15»
9
5 Things to Do Right Away During Your Summer Internship
But with the right approach, the benefits of an internship can expand far beyond cold hard cash. Let's hope that this summer's first-time interns understand the ... «TIME, Jun 15»
10
911 calls sometimes not answered right away
WATCH: When we call 911, we expect to get a response quickly. But on Mother's Day, our Cindy Pom had a very different experience. When you call 911, you ... «Globalnews.ca, May 15»
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