What does 'off-the-bat' mean?
Hi everyone, can you help me with this sentence, i don't understand the meaning ...

'noticing off-the-bat our Photo didn’t turn-out the first time' ...

What does off- the bat mean?

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What does 'off-the-bat' mean?
Hi everyone, can you help me with this sentence, i don't understand the meaning ...

'noticing off-the-bat our Photo didn’t turn-out the first time' ...

What  does off- the bat mean?

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Hubert is right. It means "immediately"

e.g. I know who he is but I cannot recall his name right off the bat.

Look at this link for more information on the phrase
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/off+the+bat

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I think it means immediately , without thinking

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Thank you all!