On standby

Synonyms for "on standby" (17 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Preposition(4 words)
availabilityavailablebackupby

Strong matches (5)

Adjective(2 words)
idle processidle system
Preposition(3 words)
on callpreparedpreparedness

Related words (8)

Noun(2 words)
ready to actstandby mode

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16 entries
availableawaiting activationbackup equipmentbackup musicianemergency crewemergency responderon-call staffpreppedreadyready in reservereplacement playerreserve personnelreserve staffreserve statusstandby statussubstitute teacher

Collocations

12 entries
backup powerbackup systememergency generatoremergency readinessemergency standbyreserve personnelstandby crewstandby equipmentstandby generatorstandby modestandby powerstandby status

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

4 entries
standbystandby equipmentstandby resourcestandby status

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