all set

Idioms and Phrases

Ready, in position for some action, as in I'm all set to leave the country . This colloquial term uses set in the sense of “put in proper position or order.” The same meaning appears in the traditional Ready, get set, go for starting a race; here set means “in position to start.”

Example Sentences

Then he spoke into his inter-com mike and received an all-set okay from each of the other four.

From Project Gutenberg

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