Synonyms for at the ready
at the ready

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1. at the ready(p)adjective

   ready for immediate use

   "soldiers with guns at the ready"; "students with pens and notebooks at the ready"

   Antonyms:
   unready

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1. Dave Yost:

   I am grateful for the diligent work of the Columbus Police Department in securing a confession and getting a rapist off the street, justice must be served and( the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation) stands ready to support law enforcement across Ohio putting these criminals behind bars.

2. Chris Johnson:

   The only apology I'm accepting is a change in behavior, i know the communities are ready for change, and we will do our part. Now I'm asking the board of trustees and the superintendent : When will you make the changes needed to ensure all of us feel treated fairly and safe ?

3. Claire Christian:

   Many changes have been made to the original proposal to address concerns by countries. Almost all CCAMLR Members have agreed it is ready to be adopted, we are therefore optimistic that any remaining concerns can be addressed.

4. Rick Dakin:

   Also they have already done the heavy lifting for EMV so they are ready and pushing for it.

5. Cyril Connolly:

   The English masses are lovable: they are kind, decent, tolerant, practical and not stupid. The tragedy is that they are too many of them, and that they are aimless, having outgrown the servile functions for which they were encouraged to multiply. One day these huge crowds will have to seize power because there will be nothing else for them to do, and yet they neither demand power nor are ready to make use of it; they will learn only to be bored in a new way.