ready to roll
idiom
informal
1
: ready to leave
I am all packed and ready to roll.
2
: ready to start doing something
After we got the loan approved, we were ready to roll.
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First, the Yankees’ best relievers will be working on no rest — they were all understandably used Tuesday by their flailing manager — while the Dodgers’ best relievers will be ready to roll.
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Here are five new trains, both high-speed and sleeper trains, newly launched or ready to roll in the next few months.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
When Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant took office in December 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing and the first vaccine was nearly ready to roll out.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Oct. 2024
By the time Indian prime minister Narendra Modi traveled to Washington for a state visit five months later, the White House was ready to roll out that list, including collaborations in Micron semiconductor assembly, GE jet engine production, and even NASA space missions.
—Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Here are five new trains, both high-speed and sleeper trains, newly launched or ready to roll in the next few months.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
When Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant took office in December 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing and the first vaccine was nearly ready to roll out.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Oct. 2024
By the time Indian prime minister Narendra Modi traveled to Washington for a state visit five months later, the White House was ready to roll out that list, including collaborations in Micron semiconductor assembly, GE jet engine production, and even NASA space missions.
—Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Ready to roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ready%20to%20roll. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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