Synonyms of standing in

standing in

verb

present participle of stand in

as in substituting

to serve as a replacement usually for a time only

she will be standing in for the regular teacher for a week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• substituting
• filling in
• stepping in
• taking over
• spelling
• covering
• subbing
• doubling (as)
• pinch-hitting
• relieving
• understudying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of standing in

Getty Images Most Popular Harrow is also a Hollywood favorite, used as a filming location in The Crown (standing in for Eton, its longtime rival) and doubling for Cambridge’s Trinity College in the 2014 film The Theory of Everything. — Ashley Baker, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026

Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman has returned to Chicago a day after being hit in the face by a foul ball while standing in front of the on-deck circle during a road game against the Cincinnati Reds. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Chicago Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman was taken to the hospital for tests after being struck in the face by a foul ball while standing in the grass several feet in front of the on-deck circle during Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Moving wild horses to the farm prevents them from accessing natural fly remedies on the Outer Banks, which include standing in strong breezes on the beach, rolling in the sand and even wading into the ocean. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

Stefanos Tsitsipas was the last man or woman with the stroke standing in New York, but he was well beaten by Ben Shelton in the fourth round. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

One afternoon, a man wearing a purple kurta was standing in line outside the shop. — Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026

That frees the company up to try to build new monopolies in AI, and the current DOJ doesn’t seem very interested in standing in the way of Big Tech. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026

But now Ennis and Guin are grown and standing in the ashes of that childhood. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026