What does "come right" mean?

To arrive immediately or without delay (often used with adverbs such as 'away', 'now', or 'over').

How is "come right" used in a sentence?

Saladin orders you to come right away ... He threatens disaster otherwise!

come right: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

1.
GlobalUSUKneutralinformal
- To arrive immediately or without delay (often used with adverbs such as 'away', 'now', or 'over').
- To proceed directly to a place or person without stopping.
Examples
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- Come right away if you want to catch the beginning of the show; it starts in five minutes.
  Come right away if you want to catch the beginning of the show; it starts in five minutes.
- I told him to come right now because the meeting was about to start without him.
  I told him to come right now because the meeting was about to start without him.
- If you hear a noise downstairs, come right over and check it out with me.
  If you hear a noise downstairs, come right over and check it out with me.
2.
Globalneutralinformal
- To return very soon (used in phrases such as 'come right back').
- To reappear or resume presence promptly after a brief absence.
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- She said she’d come right back after grabbing a coffee from the nearby cafe.
  She said she’d come right back after grabbing a coffee from the nearby cafe.
- After running a quick errand, he came right back to the office ready to continue working.
  After running a quick errand, he came right back to the office ready to continue working.
- Don’t worry, I’ll come right back once the phone call is finished.
  Don’t worry, I’ll come right back once the phone call is finished.
- The kids came right back inside after playing outside for a few minutes because it started to rain.
  The kids came right back inside after playing outside for a few minutes because it started to rain.
3.
Globalinformalcolloquial
- In discourse (as in 'when I come right down to it'), to state or reduce a matter to its essential point or most direct conclusion.
- To express the core truth or main consideration after reflection or scrutiny.
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- After a brief absence, the lead singer came right back on stage to finish the concert.
  After a brief absence, the lead singer came right back on stage to finish the concert.
- He came right back into the room just as we were about to start the presentation.
  He came right back into the room just as we were about to start the presentation.
- The cat ran out but came right back when it heard the sound of the food bowl being filled.
  The cat ran out but came right back when it heard the sound of the food bowl being filled.
- She came right back after stepping out for a moment to take a phone call.
  She came right back after stepping out for a moment to take a phone call.
4.
Globalinformal
- To accompany someone or to go along with them (as in 'come right along'), indicating willingness to join or follow immediately.
- To move directly toward a specified destination or action without detour.
Examples
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- After a brief absence, the lead singer came right back on stage to finish the concert.
  After a brief absence, the lead singer came right back on stage to finish the concert.
- He came right back into the room just as we were about to start the presentation.
  He came right back into the room just as we were about to start the presentation.
- The cat ran out but came right back when it heard the sound of the food bowl being filled.
  The cat ran out but came right back when it heard the sound of the food bowl being filled.
- She came right back after stepping out for a moment to take a phone call.
  She came right back after stepping out for a moment to take a phone call.

Examples:

EN: Saladin orders you to come right away ... He threatens disaster otherwise!
ES: Saladino os ordena venir de inmediato...
EN: Your sister is very ill ... come right away, if you want to see her while she is still alive ... come today ...
ES: Su hermana está muy enferma. Venga pronto si quiere volver a verla con vida. ¡Venga hoy mismo!
EN: "You will not have missed the evening if you come right away!"
ES: ¡No habrás perdido la velada si vienes enseguida!"
EN: - I come right back.
ES: - Enseguida regreso.
EN: When I come right down to it, I just can't, that's all.
ES: Pero al decidirlo, me doy cuenta de que no soy capaz.
EN: Brothers, come right along!
ES: Hermanos, ¡vengan!
EN: Alice darling, you come right to my cabin now!
ES: ¡Alice, ve directamente a mi camarote ya mismo!
EN: "Has a telegram been sent to Durkheim telling him to come right away?"
ES: ¿Se le ha telegafiado a Dürkheim... para que venga inmediatamente?
EN: - I'll come right back.
ES: - Volveré enseguida.
EN: You should have come right up Lincoln Boulevard.
ES: Debería haber venido por el Boulevard Lincoln.
EN: Ohh! Say, I come right back.
ES: ¡Enseguida regreso!
EN: I wanted to come right over here. I knew how upset you've been.
ES: Quise venir porque sabía lo nerviosa que ha estado.
EN: And her firm come right back with an offer of $7,500 a year to go to London.
ES: Y su empresa respondió con una oferta de $7,500 al año para ir a Londres.
EN: I'll go up to the chateau to change, and then I'll come right back
ES: Iré al castillo a cambiarme y regreso enseguida.
EN: As soon as there's any fighting I'll come right back
ES: Tan pronto haya pelea vendré con Ud..
EN: Saladin orders you to come right away ... He threatens disaster otherwise!
ES: Saladino os ordena venir de inmediato...
EN: Your sister is very ill ... come right away, if you want to see her while she is still alive ... come today ...
ES: Su hermana está muy enferma. Venga pronto si quiere volver a verla con vida. ¡Venga hoy mismo!
EN: "You will not have missed the evening if you come right away!"
ES: ¡No habrás perdido la velada si vienes enseguida!"
EN: - I come right back.
ES: - Enseguida regreso.
EN: When I come right down to it, I just can't, that's all.
ES: Pero al decidirlo, me doy cuenta de que no soy capaz.
EN: Brothers, come right along!
ES: Hermanos, ¡vengan!
EN: Alice darling, you come right to my cabin now!
ES: ¡Alice, ve directamente a mi camarote ya mismo!
EN: "Has a telegram been sent to Durkheim telling him to come right away?"
ES: ¿Se le ha telegafiado a Dürkheim... para que venga inmediatamente?
EN: - I'll come right back.
ES: - Volveré enseguida.
EN: You should have come right up Lincoln Boulevard.
ES: Debería haber venido por el Boulevard Lincoln.
EN: Ohh! Say, I come right back.
ES: ¡Enseguida regreso!
EN: I wanted to come right over here. I knew how upset you've been.
ES: Quise venir porque sabía lo nerviosa que ha estado.
EN: And her firm come right back with an offer of $7,500 a year to go to London.
ES: Y su empresa respondió con una oferta de $7,500 al año para ir a Londres.
EN: I'll go up to the chateau to change, and then I'll come right back
ES: Iré al castillo a cambiarme y regreso enseguida.
EN: As soon as there's any fighting I'll come right back
ES: Tan pronto haya pelea vendré con Ud..

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