ready to roll
idiom
informal
1
: ready to leave
I am all packed and ready to roll.
2
: ready to start doing something
After we got the loan approved, we were ready to roll.
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Sundance’s final edition in Park City is wrapping up, with artists, agents, executives and critics ready to roll the credits and trek down the mountain for the last time.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
The Streets Department says crews spent part of the day making sure the more than 600 pieces of equipment, that will be used to clear the snow, are ready to roll.
—Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
This Tin Lizzie was among more than 100 venerable vehicles lined up in the parking lot outside the San Diego Automotive Museum, ready to roll through the second San Diego Excursion.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
In the chart above, MTB looks like it’s finally gotten above overhead resistance and is ready to roll up.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
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Brent Lang, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
The Streets Department says crews spent part of the day making sure the more than 600 pieces of equipment, that will be used to clear the snow, are ready to roll.
—Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
This Tin Lizzie was among more than 100 venerable vehicles lined up in the parking lot outside the San Diego Automotive Museum, ready to roll through the second San Diego Excursion.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
In the chart above, MTB looks like it’s finally gotten above overhead resistance and is ready to roll up.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Ready to roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ready%20to%20roll. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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