get ready

1. Also, make ready. Become prepared or make preparations for something. For example, It'll take me another hour to get ready for the painter, or Jane promised to make the room ready for our guests. [Late 1500s] Also see get set.

Example Sentences

“To give that exclamation point of being like, ‘All right, we’re here, we’re going to take your best shot, and we’re going to stand up and we’re going to get ready to march the ball forward,’” Nacua said, adding, “There’s a toughness that you earn the right to play with in the NFL, and he definitely has that.”

From Los Angeles Times

Get ready for flashy sword fights and some heartache — “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is finally hitting the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

I try to do some type of exercise after that, and then I get ready to go out for the day.

From Los Angeles Times

Farage announced a new department to help Reform get ready for the possibility of government, and said the party's former chairman Zia Yusuf had been appointed its head of policy.

From BBC

“This is truly your time to come celebrate, enjoy, reflect and get ready for what’s going to be an amazing adventure,” Demoff told the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times

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