in preparation

idiom

: being made
Plans for the next edition are already in preparation.

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Anna Southerland, 34, lives in California, and in June was traveling in a vehicle with a group of friends, in preparation to celebrate a wedding rehearsal dinner before the big day. Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025 Pitchers use early spring training games to work on specific pitches and situational aspects of the game before moving on to things like sequencing and execution in preparation for the regular season. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025 Dozens of tanks and armored vehicles lined its streets in preparation to roll through the capital this weekend in the Army's 250th anniversary parade. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 12 June 2025 Likewise, Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay, who oversees the largest law enforcement agency in the Keys, said there is no current plan to increase deputies in preparation for the protests. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for in preparation

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“In preparation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20preparation. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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