Headlong and Right

Headlong

Headlong adverb - Without delay.
Usage example: had barely finished the last project when we went headlong into the next one

Right and headlong are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Right" instead an adverb "Headlong".

Right

Right adverb - Without delay.
Usage example: we'll leave right after dinner

Headlong and right are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Headlong" instead an adverb "Right".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • If you park a car in just the right way, a fleeing gazelle will charge headlong into it and collapse, dead, upon making good friends with the stationary bumper.
  • You'll just have to trick him into running headlong into something or exploit his weak point, right?
  • In The Vor Game, Miles is faced with a situation where he has led his (relatively small) forces to charge headlong on the point where the action will be, if he's right.
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