Idiom
ready or not
Meaning
Determined, regardless of readiness or preparedness.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Ready or not, the exam starts in five minutes.”
“The project deadline is tomorrow, so we must finish the report, ready or not.”
“Ready or not, the changing economic landscape forces the company to adapt its long-term strategy immediately.”
Examples
simple
“Ready or not, the exam starts in five minutes.”
contextual
“The project deadline is tomorrow, so we must finish the report, ready or not.”
complex
“Ready or not, the changing economic landscape forces the company to adapt its long-term strategy immediately.”
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