straightaway

If no one wins a majority straightaway, an instant runoff will occur.

"Hopefully it's nothing to be concerned about. I'm quite relaxed, because if it's something bad, you feel it straightaway a bit more."

England tour New Zealand both this winter and next winter, for Test and limited-overs matches respectively, so straightaway there are two series when he doesn't have to be away from home.

"We knew it straightaway, and we were aware of what happened."

I came by accident to it, and then it became straightaway my passion.