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being prepared

to make preparations―arrange preliminaries

an act of arranging the necessary things in advance

to make preparations―make arrangements―arrange preliminaries

to be prepared；coming soon

to prepare beforehand, to form plans

having made preparations

preparatory

to prearrange something in advance

a preparation

for preparation

prearrangement

to arrange for

The preparations are completed

The preliminaries are arranged.

in preparation

Preparations are made

supply with provisions

a thing prepared in advance

To begin some preparations

preparations

I'll begin preparations.

the preparation for something

of preparations, to be completed

All is ready.

make arrangements

a thing prepared in a hurry

to make preparations―get everything ready

We are ready.

Preparations in advance