standby
standby
Definition
standby (stand′bī′)
noun pl. -·bys′
- a person or thing that can always be depended on, is always effective, etc.
- a person or thing ready to serve or be put into service on an emergency basis or as a substitute
- a person waiting to board an airplane, etc. if space becomes available, as through a cancellation
adjective
of, for, or functioning as a standby
on standby
ready or waiting as a standby
standby
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: Are crashes really rare enough to not have a hot standby?
Adjective modifier
- spinning: Such failures would cause power cuts in the absence of the additional spinning standby.
- constant: In England the Squadron remained on constant standby to assist in the evacuation of Cyprus.
- permanent: Specially equipped vehicles on permanent standby for serious incident response Reliable communications are vital in the management of any public safety incident.
- old: Well, there is that good old standby: I love you.
- good: However, the phrase book referred to above was a good standby.
- hot: Are crashes really rare enough to not have a hot standby?
Modifies a noun
- generator: A standby generator was provided in the event of a power failure.
- mode: The standby mode can be invoked 30 times second or more slowly, down to once per year.
- diver: He was found by the standby divers, floating on the surface under the ice.
- locomotive: Luce is used as a standby locomotive if Clyde is out of service for any reason.
- button: The standby button is on the top of the device on most models.
- vessel: Two years later she was converted and began a new career as a rig standby vessel in the busy southern North Sea gas fields.
Modifying Another Word
- on: A third is on standby for 15 hours during the night at the same rate.
Noun used with modifier
- student: Tickets: £ 9 and £ 7 concessions £ 3 student standby ( subject to availability ) at the door.
- SAR: The crews trained at the Search and Rescue Training Squadron RAF Valley before taking over the SAR standby in October 1974.
- hour: Onshore The Rough facility is on 24 hour standby and can feed gas into the network within approximately two hours.
Infinitive complement
- deal: From mid October to mid April we are on standby to deal with the effects of winter weather on Kent's roads.
Preposition: in
- case: Keep a bucket of water or sand on standby in case of a fire.
Preposition: for
- flight: So I was put on standby for the next flight to Santiago.
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