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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The air had a pre-fight crackle to it; people stood around waiting to see how the tension would break.
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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
The national average for gas prices on June 10 stood around $3.44, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA).
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2024
No Coast Kitchen has since developed a base of loyal customers that follow the food stand around town.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2024
Stores have few or no customers, and shopkeepers stand around looking bored.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 7 June 2024
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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
The national average for gas prices on June 10 stood around $3.44, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA).
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2024
No Coast Kitchen has since developed a base of loyal customers that follow the food stand around town.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2024
Stores have few or no customers, and shopkeepers stand around looking bored.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 7 June 2024
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“Stand around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20around. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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