in position
Where it belongs
In position means located where one needs to be for a particular purpose.
Troops move into position before an attack.
A photographer asks subjects to get in position.
The runners are in position at the starting line.
The phrase implies readiness—once in position, you're prepared to act.
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- locationPosition in space
- situatingPlacing in context
- preparednessState of being equipped
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
poised · all set · good to go · primed · orientation · status · arranged · standby · readiness · on your mark · locked in · locked and loaded · at the ready · standing by · on standby · alert · availability · posture
- getting readyget ready, readying, be prepared, equipping, gear up
- Status phrasesat home, in town, on site, in transit, on location
- readinessready, prepared, set, alert, primed
- availabilityavailable, unavailable, sold out, in stock, out of stock
- battle-readyarmed, equipped, trained, prepared, mobilized
in positionout of position
displaced · out of place · misaligned · askew · misplaced
in positionunprepared
Lacking readiness beforehand
unready · not ready · out of place · unset · unpositioned
position, opposition, composition, disposition, positioning, positions, proposition, deposition, positioned