make sth ready

Frequency: 5.02.5 per million words

to cause a thing to become prepared, often more formal

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Examples (10)

  • The ground crew worked tirelessly to make the plane ready for its early morning departure.
  • Please make the meeting room ready by 9 AM.
  • The chef will make the ingredients ready before the cooking demonstration begins.
  • They made themselves ready for the long journey ahead.
  • It took hours to make the old house ready for the new tenants.
  • We need to make everything ready before the guests arrive.
  • Has she made the presentation ready yet?
  • The construction workers are making the site ready for the foundation.
  • He was asked to make the documents ready for signing.
  • The warships were soon made ready.