off the bat

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Definition of off the bat - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

time

immediately without delay

She answered the question off the bat.

at once

right away

beginning

from the very beginning

He made a mistake right off the bat.

immediately

instantly

right away

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right off the bat

adv.

immediately without delay

She answered the question right off the bat.

Expressions with bat

bat around

discuss an idea informally

Let's bat around some ideas for the project.

old bat

elderly woman perceived as annoying or unpleasant

The neighbors complained about the old bat next door.

straight bat

honest or straightforward behavior

She always deals with issues with a straight bat.

bat one's eyes

move eyelids quickly to show feelings or intentions

She batted her eyes at the waiter, hoping for a free dessert.

blind as a bat

adj.

having very poor vision or sight

Without her glasses, she's blind as a bat.

bat a thousand

perform exceptionally well

The new employee is batting a thousand with his sales numbers.

Terms with off the bat included in their meaning

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foul tip

sports

foul ball glancing off the bat in baseball

Examples of off the bat in a sentence

Off the bat, she could tell something was wrong.
She knew the answer off the bat.
Off the bat, the plan seemed flawless.

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French:tout de suite, ...
German:sofort, von Anfang an, ...
Italian:immediatamente, ...
Spanish:de inmediato, de buenas a primeras, ...
Portuguese:de imediato, logo de início, ...
Chinese:立刻, 一开始, ...
Japanese:すぐに, 最初から, ...
Arabic:عَلى الفَوْر, مُنْذُ البِدَايَة, ...
Hebrew:מִיָּד, מִן הַהַתְחָלָה, ...
Russian:сразу, с самого начала, ...
Ukrainian:з ходу, з самого початку, ...
Hindi:तुरंत, शुरू से, ...
Bengali:তৎক্ষণাৎ, শুরু থেকেই, ...
Catalan:de seguida, d'entrada, ...
Czech:hned, hned od začátku, ...
Danish:straks, fra starten, ...
Dutch:meteen, vanaf het begin, ...
Greek:αμέσως, εξαρχής, ...
Hungarian:azonnal, mindjárt az elején, ...
Khmer:ភ្លាមៗ, តាំងពីដំបូងតែម្តង, ...
Korean:즉시, 처음부터, ...
Persian:بلافاصله, از همان ابتدا, ...
Polish:od razu, ...
Portuguese (BR):de cara, logo de cara, ...
Romanian:imediat, de la început, ...
Swedish:omedelbart, från början, ...
Thai:ทันที, ตั้งแต่แรก, ...
Turkish:derhal, en baştan, ...
Vietnamese:ngay lập tức, ngay từ đầu, ...

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