ready to roll
Good to go
Ready to roll means prepared to begin or depart.
The image is of wheels that can start turning immediately—a vehicle, a film camera, a tape recorder.
Someone who's ready to roll has completed preparations and awaits only the signal to start: Give me five minutes and I'll be ready to roll.
The phrase suggests eager anticipation as much as practical readiness.
- setArrange in position
- preparedMade ready beforehand
- good to goFully prepared, cleared
- locked and loadedFully prepared to fire
- all setFully prepared, nothing lacking
in position · on your marks · primed · geared up · revved · engines running · pedal to the metal · full steam ahead · green light · launch · start · action · wheels · motion · ignition · cocked · armed · waiting
- anticipationanticipating, expectation, expectancy, expecting, awaiting
ready to rollnot ready
Lacking sufficient preparation
unprepared · ill-prepared · unready · unfinished · incomplete
ready to rolldead in the water
Unable to proceed further
stuck · stalled · at a standstill · going nowhere · on hold
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