stand around
phrasal verb
stood around; standing around; stands around
: to stand without doing anything
People were standing around waiting to get inside the theater.
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However, all of that was about as emotional as a bunch of people standing around waiting for an elevator compared with what happened when Crochet locked eyes with Giolito.
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
After a few minutes of standing around, the dress rehearsal begins.
—Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
While trying to find the words to responds to his All-Star teammate, who's widely regarded as the greatest shooter in basketball history, the crew standing around the first-year player answered for him.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The other thing is Wendy, standing there like a warrior queen with a Xenomorph or two standing around the cage like pets.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
After a few minutes of standing around, the dress rehearsal begins.
—Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
While trying to find the words to responds to his All-Star teammate, who's widely regarded as the greatest shooter in basketball history, the crew standing around the first-year player answered for him.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The other thing is Wendy, standing there like a warrior queen with a Xenomorph or two standing around the cage like pets.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stand around
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“Stand around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20around. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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