on your mark, get set, go

phrase

A three-command start when racing

“go! (take off)”

Meanings

phraseon your mark, get set, go!

alternative on your marks, get set, go

  1. hobbiesA three-command start when racing

    go! (take off)

    2 more examples

    on your mark (get in one's lane or spot)

    get set (get to the starting position)

    Synonyms: ready, set, go, ready, steady, go

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseA three-command start when racing

Translations

Arabic اِسْتَعِدّ. جَاهِز؟ اِنْطَلِق!
  • اِسْتَعِدّ. جَاهِز؟ اِنْطَلِق! (istaʕidd. jāhiz? inṭaliq!)three-command start of racing
Chinese Mandarin 各就各位!預備!跑! /各就各位!预备!跑!
  • 各就各位!預備!跑! /各就各位!预备!跑! (gèjiùgèwèi! yùbèi! pǎo!)three-command start of racing
Czech připravit se, pozor, start!, připravit se, pozor, teď
  • připravit se, pozor, start!three-command start of racing
  • připravit se, pozor, teďthree-command start of racing
Danish klar, parat, start
  • klar, parat, startthree-command start of racing
Dutch op uw plaatsen, klaar, af!
  • op uw plaatsen, klaar, af!three-command start of racing
Esperanto en loko, pretu, iru!
  • en loko, pretu, iru!three-command start of racing
Estonian kohtadele, valmisolla, läks, tähelepanu, valmisolla, läks
  • kohtadele, valmisolla, läksthree-command start of racing
  • tähelepanu, valmisolla, läksthree-command start of racing
Finnish paikoillanne, valmiina, nyt
  • paikoillanne, valmiina, nytthree-command start of racing
French à vos marques, prêts, partez
  • à vos marques, prêts, partezthree-command start of racing
German auf die Plätze, fertig, los, Achtung, fertig, los
  • auf die Plätze, fertig, losthree-command start of racing
  • Achtung, fertig, losthree-command start of racing
Greek λάβετε θέσεις, έτοιμοι, μαρς!
  • λάβετε θέσεις, έτοιμοι, μαρς! (lávete théseis, étoimoi, mars!)three-command start of racing
Hebrew למקומות, היכון, צא!
  • למקומות, היכון, צא! (la-mekomot, hikkon, tse!)three-command start of racing
Hungarian felkészülni, vigyázz, rajt, vigyázz, kész, rajt
  • felkészülni, vigyázz, rajtthree-command start of racing
  • vigyázz, kész, rajtthree-command start of racing
Icelandic tilbúinn, viðbúinn, af stað, tilbúin, viðbúin, af stað
  • tilbúinn, viðbúinn, af staðthree-command start of racing
  • tilbúin, viðbúin, af staðthree-command start of racing
Indonesian bersedia, siap, ya
  • bersedia, siap, yathree-command start of racing
Italian pronti, attenti, via!, pronti, partenza, via!
  • pronti, attenti, via!three-command start of racing
  • pronti, partenza, via!three-command start of racing
  • ai vostri posti, pronti, via!three-command start of racing
Japanese 位置について、用意、ドン!, せえの
  • 位置について、用意、ドン! (ichi-ni tsuite, yōi, don!)three-command start of racing
  • せえの (sēno)three-command start of racing
Korean 제자리에, 차려, 출발!
  • 제자리에, 차려, 출발! (jejarie, charyeo, chulbal!)three-command start of racing
Latin in tuis vestigiis, parāte, īte, parāte, dēstituite, īte
  • in tuis vestigiis, parāte, ītethree-command start of racing
  • parāte, dēstituite, ītethree-command start of racing
Norwegian klar, ferdig, gå, klare, ferdige, gå
  • klar, ferdig, gåthree-command start of racing
  • klare, ferdige, gåthree-command start of racing
Persian بجای خود،آماده، حرکت!
  • بجای خود،آماده، حرکت!three-command start of racing
Polish na miejsca, gotowi, start, do biegu, gotowi, start
  • na miejsca, gotowi, startthree-command start of racing
  • do biegu, gotowi, startthree-command start of racing
Portuguese preparar, apontar, vai
  • preparar, apontar, vaithree-command start of racing
Romanian pe locuri, fiți gata, start
  • pe locuri, fiți gata, startthree-command start of racing
Russian на ста́рт, внима́ние, марш!, раз, два, три
  • на ста́рт, внима́ние, марш! (na stárt, vnimánije, marš!)three-command start of racing
  • раз, два, три (raz, dva, tri)three-command start of racing
Spanish ¡en sus marcas, listos, fuera!, preparados
  • ¡en sus marcas, listos, fuera!three-command start of racing
  • preparadosthree-command start of racing
  • listosthree-command start of racing
  • ¡ya!three-command start of racing
Swedish på era platser, färdiga, gå, på edra platser, färdiga, gå
  • på era platser, färdiga, gåthree-command start of racing
  • på edra platser, färdiga, gåthree-command start of racing
  • klara, färdiga, gåthree-command start of racing
Thai หนึ่ง สอง สาม ไป!, เตรียมตัว ระวัง ไป!
  • หนึ่ง สอง สาม ไป!three-command start of racing
  • เตรียมตัว ระวัง ไป!three-command start of racing
Ukrainian на старт, увага, руш!, раз, два, три, почали
  • на старт, увага, руш! (na start, uvaha, ruš!)three-command start of racing
  • раз, два, три, почали (raz, dva, try, počaly)three-command start of racing
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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