noun
- the process of preparing a printing press for production by adjusting plates, ink, and paper alignment
Usage: printing industry
verb
- to prepare a printing press for production by making necessary adjustments
Usage: printing industry
Examples
- The makeready took two hours before they could begin the print run.
- Experienced operators can complete makeready more efficiently.
- The press operator needs to makeready the machine before starting production.
- Poor makeready results in wasted paper and ink.
- They had to makeready the press again after changing the paper stock.