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get set

Idioms  
  1. Prepare to go, as in Get set; the taxi's coming. This phrase is also a synonym for get ready. Also see under all set.


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Delta expects the top line to keep climbing in the final stretch of 2025, providing an upbeat readout of holiday travel as other airlines get set to report earnings over the coming weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

As the gates open to Glastonbury on Wednesday it's looking like a fine day to get set up with temperatures rising to 25C.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2025

Most of Mr. Rush’s records get set at his home, with volunteers helping out, carefully recording the event.

From NewsForKids.net Oct. 31, 2024

That’s the key question as big U.S. retailers get set to report their latest quarterly results.

From Seattle Times Feb. 15, 2024

Once I get set up with my knife and my shrimp, Dee asks, “Did you do it?”

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

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