Idling vs Standby - What's the difference?
idling | standby |
State of readiness without being immediately involved.
(travel) Waiting at the airport in the hope of getting a seat on a flight that is already booked out.
Something that is standard, well-tested, or frequently used.
As verbs the difference between idling and standby
is that idling is present participle of lang=en while standby is wait briefly: an alternative spelling of nocap=1|lang=en.As nouns the difference between idling and standby
is that idling is an idle period; something done idly while standby is state of readiness without being immediately involved.standby
English
Alternative forms
* stand-byNoun
(en noun)- ''The troops were on standby in case of an attack.
- That recipe is an old standby , and she keeps the ingredients around in case of unexpected guests.
Verb
- Standby while I check that for you.