making ready

When everything was set to rights, I turned to making ready my bed.

Another privateer was making ready for sea.

A strange crew was aboard the Astrea, making ready to sail.

In cities and towns across this country of 40 million people, Ukrainians from all walks of life — accountants and teachers, shopkeepers and software engineers — are making ready for possible war.

The warriors, he imagined, were gathering their gear, perhaps making ready to strike camp.