all set
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1.6
- idiom
- Informal
- We're all set for the meeting; everyone has arrived and is ready to begin.
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Watch on YouTubeSo now we are all set to ride our chariot.
- So now we are all set to ride our chariot.
- That way I'm all set for labor, which could happen any day now.
- So I'm excited to get that all set up and start using it again.
- You got to kind of get it all set up so you don't mix up anything.
- So, yeah, the whole we're all set up to work out, I'm sure that's hard work, too.
- And it it once it's all set up, it says ask meta about anything.
- So, so everything I called about CIS, it's all set.
- Could be the way to go turnkey yes, yes, yes, OK, let's get these all set up and take them for a spin.
- So we have our waiting by the door ready to go and all set up with the base in the car.
Examples
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And we're still gonna make it because the wedding is all set for tomorrow morning.
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After some phone interviews, it was all set up and I was good to go.
Blog text (8) -
Our brain is all set and ready to go.
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OK, so now we're all set to find what we want E of X.
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OK, we're all set up.
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We were all set for for combat.
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All set to start all over again.
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That way I'm all set for labor, which could happen any day now.
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Not a bad idea to make sure you're all set with books for your classes.
Blog text (22) -
"We'll have the room all set by Wednesday," Darcy assured the woman.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Prepared and willing to act or be used immediately
∞
1.3
Ready to use or do something when needed
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3.5
Ready to start or continue something
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4.3
Prepared to begin an activity such as a game or meeting
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3.5
Prepared and available to use immediately
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2.8
Completely prepared and willing to begin
Antonyms
How Ready
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'completely prepared' is directly derivable from combining 'all' (meaning whole/completely) with 'set' (understood as prepared/ready), so the phrase functions as an intensifier + adjective construction. This compositional pattern is common in English and in many other languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would very likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
All set comes from the simple image of things being set in place, like a table laid out before a meal. When everything is arranged you are all set, so it means 'completely prepared' to start.