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The verb's lapel grab: no countdown, no warm-up, the action happens now.
means An old-fashioned adverb meaning immediately, at once, without any delay.
from From Middle English, simply straight (direct, undeviating) plus way (path) — a direct route through time, not just space.
Bible favoriteMark's Gospel deploys it relentlessly, urgent verse to verse.
Not straightawayBritish straightaway means the same; both swap with immediately.
Spatial cousinOnce meant in a straight line before going temporal.