get ready

idiom

: to prepare
We didn't have much time to get ready before they arrived.

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So, that also needs, like, an extra 10 minutes to get ready. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025 So get ready for the new HealthGreen PunchMax Protein PowerBowl. Felipe Torres Medina, New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2025 So, put on your favorite Rat Pack record and get ready to learn some confidential information. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025 Experience Christmas With The Critters Grab the kids, bundle up, and get ready for a holiday occasion that's a bit outside the charming historic appeal of Leesburg. Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for get ready

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“Get ready.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20ready. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.

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