Draft
Draft verb - To pick especially for required military service.
Ready
Ready verb - To make ready in advance.
Usage example: we can ready the desserts for the party a day in advance
Both words in one sentence
- They received the first pick in the next years draft and used it to draft Andrew Luck, one of the most NFL-ready quarterbacks in the history of the game.
Source: Keystone Army -
Of course, you can easily do this with the Opening draft, but you know that the bishop is expecting this and will be ready to respond.
Source: Stupidity Is the Only Option -
Dispatches reached Norway at the beginning of May, and the assembly hurried up to get their draft ready before the Swedes invaded.
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