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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Fewer guests, plus lots of helping hands, means there are a lot of volunteers just sort of standing around. —

Andrew Stelzer, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024 Students were waiting for the veterans, standing around the perimeter of their high school while waving American flags and cheering as cars passed by. —

Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 9 Nov. 2024 Scores of people were left standing around outside as screenings were temporarily halted while Port Authority police investigated. —

Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 Nov. 2024 Dozens of people, some wearing pajamas, gathered in a central square, huddling under blankets or standing around fires as Israeli drones buzzed overhead. —

Josef Federman, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stand around