Standby is an English word with synonyms like secondary or thing. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Standby meaning
- A state of readiness without immediate involvement; remaining in preparation for (a sudden or unforeseen event or situation).
- A replacement kept on standby.
- Sleep mode.
Using Standby
- The main meaning on this page is: A state of readiness without immediate involvement; remaining in preparation for (a sudden or unforeseen event or situation). | A replacement kept on standby. | Sleep mode.
- Useful related words include: secondary, thing, understudy, actor.
- In the example corpus, standby often appears in combinations such as: on standby, standby to, standby mode.
Context around Standby
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Standby
- In this selection, "standby" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, power, month, mode, power and life stand out and add context to how "standby" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are on standby and are on standby and can. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "standby" sits close to words such as agility, anand and ariel, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with standby
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Crews remained on standby until the gas line was secured. (10 words)
Ambulances and doctors have reached the site and are on standby. (11 words)
In standby mode, when the desk is not being moved, the power consumption is minimal. (15 words)
It promises 43 days of standby time, though in our experience, the first Pad’s lifespan and promised “one-month standby life” was far more modest in practice, lasting most of the day before needing a recharge. (37 words)
Cumberland County on Friday had not planned to open any shelters or its main emergency operations center, but Booth said those resources are on standby and can become operational very quickly depending on the weather. (35 words)
But, if you’re willing to spend a few hours in Baltimore, you’ll eventually get to your birthing room, after waiting in the standby line with forty other women in labor. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Electronics in standby mode still draw power – standby power is estimated to account for up to 40% of a device’s total power usage.
It promises 43 days of standby time, though in our experience, the first Pad’s lifespan and promised “one-month standby life” was far more modest in practice, lasting most of the day before needing a recharge.
I get the sense that the Disneyland employee was there on standby status much like standby when flying.
Ambulances and doctors have reached the site and are on standby.
British Gas has warned UK households how they are still using electricity by leaving devices on standby - such as chargers left in sockets.
But, if you’re willing to spend a few hours in Baltimore, you’ll eventually get to your birthing room, after waiting in the standby line with forty other women in labor.
But you are at least promised a seat that way, unlike any of the standby options.
CEO, Sergey Ogorodnov, a “common mistake” many people make is leaving their and devices on standby.
Crews remained on standby until the gas line was secured.
Cumberland County on Friday had not planned to open any shelters or its main emergency operations center, but Booth said those resources are on standby and can become operational very quickly depending on the weather.
Gaffney was one of the 12 stars on standby to take the place of any campmate that caught Covid in 2020.
He added that these rare health complications were why health professionals had campaigned to have defibrillators on standby at games.
He joked that if his partner, Hannah Cooper, goes into labour, Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly are on standby to take her to the hospital.
In standby mode, when the desk is not being moved, the power consumption is minimal.
In the case of Corfu, they said the fire was “moving southeast on a broad front” and added that private vessels were on standby to pick up evacuees.
It comes with a powerful battery of 400 mAh that provides users 15 days of run time and 30 days of standby, the company said.
It had been put on standby last February, should a surge in cases in the winter and fall require mass vaccination clinics to be re-established.
It said any unauthorized person underground could leave the mine at any time by the exit points where public security remained on standby.
Jacob Stockdale’s chances of staying top of the standby list for Ireland’s World Cup squad have been hamstrung.
Japan's top currency official said on Wednesday that the authorities are on ''standby'' to react to sharp moves in the yen.
Common combinations with standby
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- on standby 115×
- standby to 29×
- standby mode 13×
- the standby 11×
- standby and 11×
- standby for 11×
- of standby 8×
- standby in 8×
- in standby 7×
- old standby 5×