1) spoken or performed without practicing or preparing (adlib)
2) a bowl used for preparing or serving food (basin)
3) the art and science of choosing, preparing and eating good food (gastronomy)
4) a person skilled in preparing medicines (pharmacist)
5) coming first and preparing for what follows (preliminary)
that is to come or will come
approaching, promising
coming first and preparing for what follows
introductory, initial
the act, process, of preparing; something done to get ready
development, readiness