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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“Stand around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20around. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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