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getting ready

ADJECTIVE

afoot

Synonyms

WEAK

astir brewing cooking forthcoming going on in preparation

Antonyms

WEAK

completed ended finished

NOUN

preparation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrangement construction education establishment formation groundwork measure plan precaution preparedness qualification rehearsal study training

STRONG

alertness anticipation background base basis evolution expectation fitting foresight foundation gestation homework incubation manufacture provision readying rundown safeguard schoolwork substructure tryout workout

WEAK

buildup dry run lead time making ready preparing putting in order

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance

WEAK

ingredient unreadiness

NOUN

toilet

Synonyms

STRONG

ablutions attire dressing grooming makeup toilette

WEAK

tidy-up wash-up

Example Sentences

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“If you wait till 7:00 p.m. when they’re getting ready to close, you’re probably gonna find more people there,” Becerra said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

From there to here - in Charlotte, North Carolina getting ready for a World Cup that must have seemed like an impossible dream only a few short months ago.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

But in Tucson, they're getting ready to welcome the Iranian football team as if nothing were amiss.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

A couple of weeks later, he was the first alternate again and spent the afternoon at the Cadillac Championship near Miami getting ready to play until everyone made their tee times.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

So, for the rest of the weekend and the whole bus ride to school on Monday, I was getting ready for Claire and retribution.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

getting ready

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