readiness

[ red-ee-nis ]

/ ˈrɛd i nɪs /

the condition of being ready.

ready movement; promptness; quickness.

ready action; ease; facility.

willingness; inclination; cheerful consent: a readiness to help others.

a developmental stage at which a child has the capacity to receive instruction at a given level of difficulty or to engage in a particular activity.

Origin of readiness

1350–1400; Middle English redyness(e). See ready, -ness

The lesson we learned is to increase our readiness and responsiveness.

Shocked by Ukraine Violence, NATO Prepares to Face Down Putin |Leo Cendrowicz |October 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The one thing everyone seems to agree on is readiness of the Internet.

YouTube, Netflix, and the Death of Television |Rich Goldstein |November 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
An additional 6% cut atop those previous problems begins to look like a serious challenge to readiness and effectiveness.

I Repeat: Where are the Defense Hawks When They're Needed? |David Frum |March 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The readiness of the Afghan police and Army is an even greater concern.

U.S. Has Few Good Options on Afghan Peace Ahead of NATO Summit |Javid Ahmad |April 28, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

He insists again that he has taken nothing off the table, and talks about his readiness to fight if he must.

Obama Sure Sounds Like He's Bluffing Iran |David Frum |March 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The mink, nothing daunted, crouched again, in readiness for whatever that something might be.

Red Fox |Charles G. D. Roberts
Then they have a great quantity of crushed onions in readiness, and throw it into the water.

In Northern Mists (Volume 2 of 2) |Fridtjof Nansen
I expressed my readiness to be bound to silence by the most awful pledge that the law would sanction.

Fisherman's Luck |Henry van Dyke
I now command you to hold yourself and your company in readiness to march.

Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi |John S. C. Abbott
Shall I get the men in readiness for making sail and casting off the guns, Captain Martyn?

In Greek Waters |G. A. Henty

readiness

/ (ˈrɛdɪnɪs) /

the state of being ready or prepared, as for use or action

in readiness

willingness or eagerness to do something

ease or promptness