at the ready
Example Sentences
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The timing and details of any resolution are unknown, but investors may want to have a list of potential beneficiaries at the ready.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
Which may not seem like a terribly large number, unless you’re the person whose well-being, and even survival, depends on their wheelchair or scooter being at the ready and operational upon arrival.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
That includes heavy weaponry and other resources at the ready.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
With their nets at the ready, tens of thousands of fishermen were poised to take part in a traditional festival in northern Nigeria last weekend after a six-year break due to Covid and security concerns.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
Khrushchev, as always, had a story at the ready, telling the crowd that Eisenhower and his U-2 pilot reminded him of a trespassing cat.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
