Your dinner is ready and waiting on the table.
ready and waiting
idiomAlready prepared for action or use.
The taxi driver was ready and waiting outside the hotel when we checked out.
With the final documents signed and the team assembled, the project was ready and waiting for the official launch.
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accident waiting to happen
A thing or situation which is almost certain to eventually lead to an accident.
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ready or not
Determined, regardless of readiness or preparedness.
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ready to roll
Of a person, machine, vehicle, or plan, fully prepared to begin functioning and operating.
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ready up
to prepare for use, to get ready
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rough and ready
Crude or unpolished, but still fit for use; good enough.
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waiting game
A strategy or course of action in which one or more parties refrain from direct action until circumstances change in their favor.