shovel-ready

adjective

shov·​el-ready ˈshə-vəl-ˌre-dē How to pronounce shovel-ready (audio)
of a construction project or site
: ready for the start of work

Examples of shovel-ready in a Sentence

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One of the solar projects — Apache Solar II — is shovel-ready. Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2024 According to the Site Selectors Guild, Massachusetts does not have a program to help guide companies to shovel-ready sites, so simply setting up shop can be a challenge. Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2024 The big picture: Education, shovel-ready sites for new companies, infrastructure and — shockingly — a divided government are among the qualities that nailed Virginia the top spot, per CNBC. Karri Peifer, Axios, 11 July 2024 Workers come out for a 13-week stretch each spring and summer to set up the connections, while the tribal utility authority works year-round to get the homes shovel-ready. Ashley Killough, CNN, 3 July 2024 The lagoon project could be shovel-ready in another year or two, but so far no money has been allocated for construction, estimated in 2019 to be more than $80 million. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024 One proposal calls for funneling another $100 million to the state water board to disperse for shovel-ready projects. Susan Montoya Bryan, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2024 If approved by the City Council, ICM will receive an award of at least $100,000 and will continue to work on a final design to be shovel-ready by the fall of 2025. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2024 In Elliott’s case, that includes utilizing unspent ARPA funds on shovel-ready projects within his district. John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 4 Sep. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1995, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shovel-ready was in 1995

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“Shovel-ready.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shovel-ready. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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