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all set

Idioms  

  1. Ready, in position for some action, as in I'm all set to leave the country. This colloquial term uses set in the sense of “put in proper position or order.” The same meaning appears in the traditional Ready, get set, go for starting a race; here set means “in position to start.”

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Palmdale, Lancaster and Paso Robles all set new all-time March temperature records Wednesday, reaching 92, 93 and 95 degrees, respectively.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

But he “was all set tonight to return to Iran as King of Kings.”

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

The table was arranged with empty cups and pitchers or with bowls and jars, all set up to resemble a playful social activity.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

BBC cricket writer Matthew Henry: I was all set to try and be clever.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

I follow my classmates off the stage, out of the auditorium, and into the gym, where a reception’s all set up.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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