READY AND WAITING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ready and waiting mean? 

• READY AND WAITING (adjective)
  The adjective READY AND WAITING has 1 sense:

1. being and remaining ready and available for use

  Familiarity information: READY AND WAITING used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• READY AND WAITING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Being and remaining ready and available for use

Synonyms:

ready and waiting; waiting

Context example:

military forces ready and waiting

Similar:

ready (completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress)

 Context examples 

Fanny was ready and waiting, and Mrs. Norris was beginning to scold her for not being gone, and still no horse was announced, no Edmund appeared.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)