Antonyms for standby
ˈstændˌbaɪstand·by

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1. standbynoun

   something that can be relied on when needed

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   Synonyms:
   understudy

2. understudy, standbyadjective

   an actor able to replace a regular performer when required

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   primary

   Synonyms:
   understudy

3. standbyadjective

   ready for emergency use

   "a standby generator"; "a standby crew"

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   primary

How to use standby in a sentence?

1. Ken Paxton:

   Biden’s repeated disregard of the individual liberties of Texans is not only disrespectful to the U.S. Constitution, it is also troublesome that any president thinks they can act above the law while hardworking Americans standby, president Biden cannot continue governing through executive edicts. Now is the time to strike down his administration’s air-travel mask mandate. I’m proud to stand alongside my friend Congresswoman Van Duyne and her counsel at TPPF to protect Texans’ liberty and the rule of law.

2. Toyin Saraki:

   A woman there is only footsteps away from a midwife and clinic, with her family around her, and a doctor on standby, if ever there was an argument for having midwives present at delivery and a doctor on call if needed, this is surely it.

3. Andrew Walsh:

   This (earthquake) definitely has us on standby here, if there is a tsunami, there are lots of hills.

4. Otero County:

   We’ve got people up there( at Sunspot) that requested us to standby while they evacuate it. Nobody would really elaborate on any of the circumstances as to why. The FBI were up there. What their purpose was nobody will say. but for The FBI to get involved that quick and be so secretive about The FBI, there was a lot of stuff going on up there.

5. Thomas Cook:

   Discussions to agree final terms on the recapitalization and reorganization of the company are continuing between the company and a range of stakeholders, these discussions include a recent request for a seasonal standby facility of 200 million pounds, on top of the previously announced 900 million pounds injection of new capital.

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