idiom
on your marks
on yor MARKS
ɒn jɔːr mɑːrksListen
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Syllable breakdown
onyourmarks
Dictionary meaning
the signal to prepare and get into position before the start of an action, race, or competition; used broadly to indicate that something is about to begin and participants should make ready; from athletics, where on your marks is the first of three commands (on your marks, set, go) given by the starter before a sprint race, signalling athletes to assume their starting position in the blocks
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