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.
Examples of ready to roll in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Mizuhara was out of the picture, and Ohtani was ready to roll.
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The home has also undergone a $2 million renovation and is ready to roll with a new owner.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
The former president has been featured in two of the campaign's digital ads so far this cycle, with more recorded and ready to roll out soon, according to the campaign.
—Libby Cathey, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
From those requiring funding for research and script development to those with scripts locked and ready to roll.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024
Wichita electrician Roger Michler is excited and ready to roll, with Thursday night’s Chiefs home opener against the Denver Broncos upon us.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
But the strikes are in the rearview mirror, and the organizers of the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards are ready to roll out the red carpet.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2024
Even at 30min till ceremony, all the vendors, supplies and set up, are there and ready to roll.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2024
The Red Sox have their full complement of starting pitchers back and ready to roll.
—Amin Touri, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2023
Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The home has also undergone a $2 million renovation and is ready to roll with a new owner.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
The former president has been featured in two of the campaign's digital ads so far this cycle, with more recorded and ready to roll out soon, according to the campaign.
—Libby Cathey, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
From those requiring funding for research and script development to those with scripts locked and ready to roll.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024
Wichita electrician Roger Michler is excited and ready to roll, with Thursday night’s Chiefs home opener against the Denver Broncos upon us.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
But the strikes are in the rearview mirror, and the organizers of the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards are ready to roll out the red carpet.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2024
Even at 30min till ceremony, all the vendors, supplies and set up, are there and ready to roll.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2024
The Red Sox have their full complement of starting pitchers back and ready to roll.
—Amin Touri, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2023
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“Ready to roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ready%20to%20roll. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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