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action stations
noun [plural] UK informalDefinition
› the situation in which you are as ready as possible to perform a task you have been preparing for: The whole school was at action stations for the inspectors' visit.Ready and willingUnwilling and reluctant action stations! › used to tell people to get ready immediately to do the particular jobs that they have been given to do: Right, everyone - action stations! We're starting in three minutes.Fighting
(Definition of action stations noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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