ready or not

adjective

Determined, regardless of readiness or preparedness.

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Meanings

adjectiveready or not (not comparable)
  1. idiomaticnot comparableDetermined, regardless of readiness or preparedness.

    Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide / Gonna find you and keep you happy / Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide / Gonna love you and make you love me

    1969, The Delfonics, “Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)”, in Sound of Sexy Soul

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APA

ready or not. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ready%20or%20not

MLA

“ready or not.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ready%20or%20not. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ready or not,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ready%20or%20not.

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