English / phrasal verb
Stand down
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To withdraw from an active duty, position, or operational state of readiness
In context
01
After forty-eight hours of continuous search and rescue operations, the disaster response team was ordered to stand down.
02
The community shelter director decided to stand down after dedicating twenty years to humanitarian service.
Synonyms
step down,resign,withdraw
Antonyms
take office,mobilize,step up
Collocations
stand down as director,order to stand down,temporarily stand down