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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
right away
adv
  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!"
    Synonym(s): immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot
  2. at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); "he promptly forgot the address"
    Synonym(s): promptly, right away
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      Note: Right is used in composition with other adverbs, as
               upright, downright, forthright, etc.
  
      {Right along}, without cessation; continuously; as, to work
            right along for several hours. [Colloq. U.S.]
  
      {Right away}, [or] {Right off}, at once; straightway; without
            delay. [Colloq. U.S.] [bd]We will . . . shut ourselves up
            in the office and do the work right off.[b8] --D. Webster.
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