Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

at the ready

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.26 in modern English

Syllables: at the ready
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation.

Example Sentences

"The soldiers were at the ready."
"The soldiers held their rifles at the ready and listened for the enemy."
"Counselors remain at the ready to talk it over with you."
"Officers are at the ready and awaiting commands."
"The team is at the ready for your go-ahead."
"Her apartment is filled with evidence of a furiously busy creative life: […] a laptop perched on a crate atop the dining table; lyric revisions in notebooks on a music stand by an ever-at-the-ready guitar."

Questions

What does at the ready mean?: Ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation.

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