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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The store just reopened, and is all stocked up and ready to roll. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025 The Boston Red Sox are ready to roll with a top trio to lead their rotation into October. Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 Now that the season is about to begin, McVay made that designation and the Rams are ready to roll. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Andersen says that a 40-foot container unit will be ready to roll out commercially in the next few years, enabling the company to accept a wider range of organic feedstock and create even higher-quality fuel. Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ready to roll

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“Ready to roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ready%20to%20roll. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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