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on the ready

on the ready prepositional phrase: well-prepared or set to initiate.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Well-prepared or set to initiate.

Questions about on the ready

What does on the ready mean?
On the ready means well-prepared or set to initiate.
What part of speech is on the ready?
On the ready is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the ready in the dictionary

  1. on the ran tan
  2. on the raw
  3. on the razz
  4. on the razzle
  5. on the razzle-dazzle
  6. on the ready
  7. on the real
  8. on the receiving end
  9. on the record
  10. on the reg
  11. on the reggo

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