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 value of its currency is spiraling, inflation stands around 30%, and a broad range of Iran’s people are understandably growing angrier. —

Ian Bremmer, TIME, 2 Feb. 2025 Tensions are flying high in the video, in which numerous cops can be seen standing around inside the offices of Life Camp, on Sutphin Blvd. —

Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025 When Peter Orlovsky opens the door to their rundown tenement apartment, Hujar is left standing around awkwardly until Ginsberg acknowledges him. —

David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025 Now that mortgage rates stand around 7%, no one with an ultra-low rate wants to replace it with a higher rate. —

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