Ready and Slower

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Ready adjective - Being in a state of fitness for some experience or action.

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Slower is an antonym for ready.

Nearby Words: readiness, readily, readying, readied

Slower adverb - More slowly.

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Ready is an antonym for slower in topics: unintelligent, unhurried, behind.

The thing is, in slower machines, said cutscene does not play, and you can only see the Brute halfway into your descent, when he's already in your face, ready to punch your lights out.

Source: Video Game / Saints Row: The Third
In this state, you are much slower, much more vulnerable and can't attack and Shannon chases after you ready to kick you.

Source: Standard Status Effects
Critical Existence Failure: You're good and ready for a fight up until that last health bar depletes, although you do tend to move a bit slower, and your co-commandos visibly limp.

Source: Video Game / Star Wars: Republic Commando

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