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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Example Sentences

Still, when game day arrived, Wright and his wife were all set to go, except for one major wrinkle: They never got the tickets.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026

In Qatar, group stage fixtures had all set prices of £68.50, £164.50 and £219.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

“You are all set to go,” a U.S. military officer radioed as the ship glided through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday and swung around the peninsula at the northern end of Oman.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

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

And they all set out into the wilds of Brooklyn.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis

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