Definitions for standby

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standby stand·by

Spelling: [stand-bahy]

IPA: /ˈstændˌbaɪ/

Standby is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 156 anagrams from letters in standby (abdnsty).

Definitions for standby

noun

1. a staunch supporter or adherent; one who can be relied upon.
2. something upon which one can rely and therefore choose or use regularly.
3. something or someone held ready to serve as a substitute, especially a radio or television program used as a filler in case of cancellation of a regularly scheduled program.
4. a traveler who is waiting for last-minute accommodations to become available on a plane, train, or other transport as a result of a cancellation.

Idioms

1. on standby, in a state of readiness to act, respond, or be used immediately when needed.

adjective

1. kept readily available for use in an emergency, shortage, or the like:
2. of or relating to last-minute accommodations, the transport that offers them, or a traveler who is waiting for them:
3. of or relating to a waiting period.

Origin of standby

First recorded in 1790-1800; noun, adj. use of verb phrase stand by

Examples for standby

That's all you need to clear you of rescue and standby responsibility.

So the apple came early to be a standby on the new continent.

That's why medical teams, replete with Life Flight helicopters, are always on standby at tour events.

Irish potatoes are expensive, as most of this standby is imported.

A standby pattern lighted the screen, and I stared at it numbly.

They would rather you not think of devices in standby mode and would rather make that extension cord as invisible as possible.

Ballard had Lottie Jackson and the ambulance crew “on standby,” in case the jury wanted them.

Daniel Schachner, the actor playing the referee for Puppy Bowl X, waits on standby to help out on the field.

So while the Republican race is in full throttle, the Democrats are left in standby mode.

He had no trade as a standby; his whole endowment was his youth and his wits.