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prereadiness (uncountable)

1. The state or condition of not yet being ready.
   • 2002, Donna J. Cech, ‎Suzanne Tink Martin, Functional Movement Development Across the Life Span

     […] prereadiness for later employment or career. The prehensile demands resemble those of the school-age child, except that the skill level is often higher. Less time is spent in trial and error […]

   • 2005, Helena Austin, ‎Bronwyn Dwyer, ‎Peter Freebody, Schooling the Child: The Making of Students in Classrooms (page 129)

     Notice that at Turn 9 the teacher reformulated Clinton's unqualified refusal as a prereadiness rather than an unwillingness. Prereadiness does not exclude participation, whereas unwillingness is an indication of non-participation.