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    standby
    /ˈstan(d)bʌɪ/

    noun

    • 1. readiness for duty or immediate deployment: "buses were placed on standby for the journey to London"
    • 2. the state of waiting to secure an unreserved place for a journey or performance, allocated on the basis of earliest availability: "passengers were obliged to go on standby"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTANDBY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    something that is always ready for use, especially if a regular one fails: Board games are a good standby to keep the children amused if the weather is bad. There are standby generators but these usually only have to work for a few hours a year during power cuts. on standby.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › standbyStandby Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of STANDBY is one to be relied on especially in emergencies. How to use standby in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTANDBY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    STANDBY meaning: 1. something that is always ready for use, especially if a regular one fails: 2. When a person or…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTANDBY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A standby is something or someone that is always ready to be used if they are needed.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › standbySTANDBY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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. 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.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › standbyStandby - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A standby is something (or someone) you can rely on in an emergency, like the bicycle you keep as a standby in case your old car won't start. In basketball, the players on the bench are the standbys for their teammates on the court; and in theater, an actor's understudy is her standby.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › standbyStandby - definition of standby by The Free Dictionary

    adj. 1. Kept in reserve for use when needed: a standby generator. 2. Of, relating to, or waiting for unreserved travel space that is made available by an airline only shortly before departure: standby passengers. adv. On a standby basis: flew standby to New York. Idiom: on standby. 1. Ready and available. 2. As a standby passenger.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSTANDBY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    STANDBY definition: 1. someone or something extra that is ready to be used if needed: 2. to be ready to do something…. Learn more.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishstandby noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    a person or thing that can always be used if needed, for example if somebody/something else is not available or if there is an emergency. I always keep a pizza in the freezer as a standby. a standby electricity generator. Wilson has been called into the squad as a standby.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › standbystandby | meaning of standby in Longman Dictionary of...

    standby meaning, definition, what is standby: something that is kept ready so that it ...: Learn more.

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