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.

Examples of stand around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, Segel, 44, stands around observing, taking on the part of new hire Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway). —Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024

The lowest branch should stand around 18 inches above the ground, with about 6 inches in height between subsequent scaffold branches. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2024

Whether walking from bar to bar on South Beach or standing around at a cocktail party or a wedding, these shoes show off our fresh pedicures and keep us from feeling fatigued. —Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2024

Mind you, the soldiers shoot them with machine guns from about four feet away and the scientists just stand around as the zombies turn. —Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024