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Now we're in business!

Meaning

This is the exclamation you make when you finally have all the necessary parts, people, or information ready to start a task.

Confident, ready

Used in a sentence

  • I just got the printer working, so now we are in business.
  • With the new supplies arriving today, now we are in business.
  • I have signed the contract and cleared my schedule, so now we are in business.

The backstory

It refers to the moment an enterprise is legally or logistically ready to trade. It is used broadly now to describe any situation where you are ready to begin work.

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