poised to do

poised to do something

ready to do something; in the right position to do something. The cat is poised to jump on the mouse. The army is poised to attack at dawn.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nicole	[ni'kəul]
Eleni	e-LEN-ee	Greek
Casper	KAHS-pər (Dutch)	Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Orion	o-RIE-ən (English)	Greek Mythology
Joaquima	-	Catalan
Floella	flo-EL-ə	English (Rare)