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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all set

Others think they have everything in place—estate plans, wills, and powers of attorney—so they’re all set.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

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

He seems all set except for dealing with cold weather.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

The Moon appeared to them as a black orb surrounded by a halo of light, all set against the backdrop of the vast darkness of space.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

So, for the next twenty-four hours, let’s all set to figgering out how y’all’s gonna come up with my money.”

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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