square away

verb

squared away; squaring away; squares away

intransitive verb

1

: to square the yards so as to sail before the wind

2

: to put everything in order or in readiness

3

: to take up a fighting stance

transitive verb

: to put in order or in readiness

Examples of square away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Frequent fliers and summer vacation hopefuls have been rushing to get one squared away before the nationwide travel mandate goes into effect. —Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2025

Perry has yet to give a statement of her own, but clearly there is only one way this beef will ever get squared away: Reboot the Cold War space race but this time with girls, like 2016’s Ghostbusters. —Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025

Once that’s squared away, you’ll be all set for a picture-perfect lake getaway with some of your favorite people. —Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025

Yellow appears to have most of its latest bankruptcy plan squared away. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Rhymes for square away

• andromache
• bioassay
• cabriolet
• cercariae
• communique
• companionway
• compositae
• decussate
• examinee
• fabaceae
• glyphosate
• microarray

Kids Definition

square away

verb

: to put in order or readiness