get ready

Idioms

Also, make ready. Become prepared or make preparations for something. For example, It'll take me another hour to get ready for the painter, or Jane promised to make the room ready for our guests. [Late 1500s] Also see get set.

Example Sentences

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For Tickner and her family, a weekday starts at 06:00, when she and her husband get up, get ready and eat breakfast.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Investors can take action now as they get ready for a potentially bumpy road ahead.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

“No comment,” he said, then walked away to get ready for the first game of his post-retirement life.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

So, are you free to wear those PJs as you get ready to board your next flight?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

When my parents come home, they rush my brother and me to get ready to go to dinner at my grandparents’ house.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

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