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ready and waiting

ready and waiting phrase: already prepared for action or use.

Phrase

ready and waiting

  1. (idiomatic) Already prepared for action or use.
    • Any local businesses looking to use rail freight now have a tailor-made facility ready and waiting.2023 December 27, Richard Foster, “New rail freight terminal leads the way”, in RAIL, number 999, page 41

Questions about ready and waiting

What does ready and waiting mean?
Ready and waiting means already prepared for action or use.
What part of speech is ready and waiting?
Ready and waiting is a phrase.

Words near ready and waiting in the dictionary

  1. readvises
  2. readvising
  3. readworthy
  4. ready
  5. ready about
  6. ready and waiting
  7. ready as Freddy
  8. ready as I'll ever be
  9. ready for prime time
  10. ready for primetime
  11. ready for the off

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