Search Result for "at the ready":
Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. ready for immediate use;
- Example: "soldiers with guns at the ready"
- Example: "students with pens and notebooks at the ready"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

at the ready
    adj 1: ready for immediate use; "soldiers with guns at the
           ready"; "students with pens and notebooks at the ready"