how to pronounce standby

/ˈstænd.baɪ/

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standby is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of standby in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… clock on standby than it doors heating …”

meaning of standby

Standby means to wait for something to happen.

standby frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word standby occurs in english on average 3.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics standby can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that standby can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;