will need to be prepared vs is to be prepared

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Will need to be prepared' is used when referring to a future action that requires preparation, while 'is to be prepared' is used to indicate an obligation or a plan for something to be prepared in the present or future.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 1377 views

will need to be prepared

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a future action that requires preparation.

This phrase is used to indicate that something will require preparation in the future. It implies a necessity for readiness or planning ahead.

Examples:

We will need to be prepared for the upcoming meeting.
She will need to be prepared for the exam next week.

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This means that the European infrastructure and port capacity will need to be prepared for this increase within 10 years.
The Americans will need to take greater account of their European partners' views than they have done before, but Europe, in turn, will need to be prepared to let its own former differences of opinion become a thing of the past.
Of course, they need to be prepared for visa abolition and I do not mean to suggest here that we need to lower our criteria.
They need to be prepared at all stages of their education and we need to make it easier for students to move from one university to another.
No, we just need to be prepared for the aftermath.
Believe, me you need to be prepared.
You need to be prepared to explain this to the president.
I need to be prepared for anything that will contradict your story.
Go home and prepare what needs to be prepared.
But I need to be prepared for their return.
I just... need to be prepared.
I need to be prepared if you don't.
But... we need to be prepared to.
They just need to be prepared for what happens after that.
Despite him looking normal, you need to be prepared.
I really need to be prepared, frankie.
The Avengers need to be prepared for universal threats.
The Member States also need to be prepared to share its common interests and principles.
Our Astraeus candidates need to be prepared - for the real thing.
It doesn't change the need to be prepared.

Alternatives:

will have to be prepared
will be required to be prepared
will be expected to be prepared
will be necessary to be prepared
will be essential to be prepared

is to be prepared

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate an obligation or a plan for something to be prepared in the present or future.

This phrase is used to express that something is planned or required to be prepared. It can indicate an instruction, a rule, or a scheduled event.

Examples:

The report is to be prepared by the end of the week.
The equipment is to be prepared for the demonstration.

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Such notification shall be given after the conclusion of the contractual arrangements leading to the transfer and in any case in time to reach the Commission eight working days before the material is to be prepared for shipment.
(b) Such notification shall be given after the conclusion of the contractual arrangements leading to the transfer and in any case in time to reach the Commission eight working days before the material is to be prepared for shipment.
The point of this is to be prepared for the situation when it does arise...
However, now the next treaty is to be prepared differently - together with the citizens.
In this case, the item "Concise description" is to be prepared as an annex containing the following information for each lamp, where applicable:
A report is to be prepared by the European Gender Equality Institute and specific conclusions could be adopted by the Council on this issue towards the end of the Danish Presidency semester.
(iii) the dates on and locations at which the nuclear material is to be prepared for shipping;
BUT IT MAKES YOU REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE PREPARED.
See, love, as exemplified by our Lord Jesus Christ, is to be prepared to put yourself in harm's way for your fellow man.

Alternatives:

needs to be prepared
must be prepared
has to be prepared
should be prepared
is required to be prepared

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will need to be prepared vs is to be prepared