READYING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

Example:

preparations for the ceremony had begun

Synonyms:

preparation; readying

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("readying" is a kind of...):

activity (any specific behavior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "readying"):

fire control (preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target)

warm up (performing mild exercises to prepare for some more strenuous activity)

deployment (the distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work)

groundwork (preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation)

makeready (final preparation and adjustments)

priming (the act of making something ready)

planning (an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action)

turnaround; turnround (act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip)

prolusion; tune-up; warm-up (exercising in preparation for strenuous activity)

Derivation:

ready (make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc)

-ing form of the verb ready