Standby vs Standup - What's the difference?
standby | standup |
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 nouns the difference between standby and standup
is that standby is state of readiness without being immediately involved while standup is a comedian who performs on stage.As a verb standby
is wait briefly: an alternative spelling of nocap=1|lang=en.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.