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all set
Idioms and Phrases
Ready, in position for some action, as in I'm all set to leave the country . This colloquial term uses set in the sense of “put in proper position or order.” The same meaning appears in the traditional Ready, get set, go for starting a race; here set means “in position to start.”Example Sentences
Domestically, businesses are also facing a worrying time as they brace for a rise in costs in April as employers' National Insurance contributions, the National Living wage and business rates are all set to go up.
“It will be truly spectacular. It’s all set to go.”
Are you all set for the 97th Oscars?
So everyone should be all set, now.
Church of England primary schools in Arreton, Brading and Oakfield are all set to close under the council's current proposals to tackle a decline in pupil numbers.
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