Last Updated：2025/11/20

(idiomatic) To be organized; to have one's affairs in order; specifically, to have a multi-person effort coordinated towards the exact same goal.

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have one's ducks in a row

Source Word

have one's ducks in a row

Verb

idiomatic

Japanese Meaning

物事がきちんと整理され、整然としている状態。 / 計画や準備が完璧に整っている状態。 / 関係者が連携し、目的に向かって一致団結している状態。

To avoid last-minute chaos, one should have one's ducks in a row.

直前の混乱を避けるために、人はきちんと準備しておくべきだ。

Sense（1）

Wouldn't it be nice to have our ducks in a row and not have to search for the papers every time we needed them?

has one's ducks in a row

（ present singular third-person ）

having one's ducks in a row

（ participle present ）

had one's ducks in a row

（ participle past ）

had one's ducks in a row

（ past ）