ready to roll

idiom

informal

: ready to leave

I am all packed and ready to roll.

: ready to start doing something

After we got the loan approved, we were ready to roll.

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Once the truck was ready to roll, the Chicopee community stepped in, Odiorne said. —

Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2024 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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for ready to roll

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