сразу

Russian

Etymology

Univerbation of с (s) +‎ ра́зу (rázu), in the partitive case rather than the genitive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsrazʊ]

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Adverb

сра́зу • (srázu)

1. at once, simultaneously
2. at one stroke
3. at once, right away, straight away
   • 1886, Anton Chekhov, “Хори́стка [The Chorus Girl]”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name); republished in Русский язык, 2002:

     Ба́рыня не сра́зу отве́тила.

     Bárynja ne srázu otvétila.

     The lady did not answer right away.

4. straight off, out of hand