oh ok so its basically the same thing

in pf2e you also specify what’ll trigger the action, but the explanation for how the action works is way shorter

Ready [two-actions]
traits: Concentrate
Source Player Core pg. 417

You prepare to use an action that will occur outside your turn. Choose a single action or free action you can use, and designate a trigger. Your turn then ends. If the trigger you designated occurs before the start of your next turn, you can use the chosen action as a reaction (provided you still meet the requirements to use it). You can’t Ready a free action that already has a trigger.

If you have a multiple attack penalty and your readied action is an attack action, your readied attack takes the multiple attack penalty you had at the time you used Ready. This is one of the few times the multiple attack penalty applies when it’s not your turn.

source: archives of nethys (yes every pathfinder rule is in a free to use website)