get ready
Make yourself ready
Get ready means to prepare oneself or something for what's coming.
You might get ready for work, get ready for bed, or get ready to leave.
The phrase often implies a sequence of preparatory actions: I need twenty minutes to get ready.
It can also serve as a warning or announcement that something is about to happen: Get ready—here it comes.
Make ready beforehand
- organizePut into systematic order
- packGroup or compress
- assembleJoin parts together
- arrangePlace methodically
equip · outfit · provision · rehearse · train · gather · set up · lay out
Warning or watchfulness
- attentivePaying close notice
- vigilantKeenly aware of danger
- awareHaving knowledge of
- watchfulCarefully attentive, observant
sharp · focused · on guard · heads up · eyes open · wary · cautious · primed
Arrange in position
- poisedCalm and controlled
- primedMade ready beforehand
- all setFully prepared, nothing lacking
- good to goFully prepared, cleared
standing by · in position · locked and loaded · prepped · geared up · squared away · on deck · cued up
Remain expectant for
- expectConsider likely to occur
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- foreseePredict future events
- look forwardAwait eagerly
countdown · buildup · eagerness · excitement · suspense · prospect · imminence · on the horizon
prepare
Make ready beforehand
arrange · equip · outfit · provision · rehearse · train · gather · set up · lay out · marshal
alert
Warning or watchfulness
watchful · sharp · focused · on guard · heads up · eyes open · wary · cautious · primed · responsive
set
Arrange in position
good to go · standing by · in position · locked and loaded · prepped · geared up · squared away · on deck · cued up · lined up
await
Remain expectant for
- expectConsider likely to occur
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- foreseePredict future events
look forward · countdown · buildup · eagerness · excitement · suspense · prospect · imminence · on the horizon · approaching
- getting readybe prepared, equipping, gear up, prep time, warming up
- preparationprepare, preparing, prep, prepping, prep time
- morning routinewaking up, alarm, breakfast, shower, tea
- anticipationanticipating, expectation, expectancy, expecting, awaiting
- commandsgo, stop, wait, come, run
- alertnessalert, alertness, attentive, vigilance, vigilant
get readywing it
Act without preparation
improvise · fly by the seat of one's pants · muddle through · play it by ear · ad-lib
get readyprocrastinate
Delay action unnecessarily
delay · put off · dawdle · dilly-dally · neglect
get readywind down
Gradually relax or conclude
stand down · finish up · wrap up · conclude · call it a day
get, ready, forget, getting, readiness, gets, forgetting, forgets, unforgettable