ready and willing
Set and keen
Ready and willing describes someone who is both prepared and eager to do something.
The phrase emphasizes enthusiasm beyond mere availability—not just able to help, but happy to: She was ready and willing to take on the extra work.
Often appears in the fuller form ready, willing, and able.
- eagerIntensely wanting something
- raring to goExtremely keen to begin
- enthusiasticShowing intense eager enjoyment
- preparedMade ready beforehand
- good to goFully prepared, cleared
equipped · locked and loaded · motivated · cooperative · agreeable · committed · wholehearted · accommodating · at your service · collaborative · game · determined · proactive · disposed · supportive · aligned · participatory · up for it
- anticipationanticipating, expectation, expectancy, expecting, awaiting
ready and willingreluctant
Unwilling to act
unwilling · hesitant · resistant · disinclined · loath
ready and willingunprepared
Lacking readiness beforehand
unready · caught off guard · ill-equipped · unable · unavailable
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