stand over

• POS: Noun Phrase, Verb (intransitive)
• HYPHEN: stand o=ver

THESAURUS

stand over

adjourn, administer, administrate, be master, boss, captain, chair, command, continue, defer, delay, direct, discipline, drag out, extend, govern, hang fire, hang up, head, hold off, hold over, hold up, keep in order, lay aside, lay by, lay over, lead, manage, officer, overlook, oversee, pigeonhole, postpone, preside over, prolong, prorogate, prorogue, protract, push aside, put aside, put off, put on ice, recess, regulate, reserve, ride herd on, set aside, set by, shelve, shift off, sleep on, stave off, stay, stretch out, superintend, supervise, suspend, table, take a recess, take care of, waive, wield authority

ROGET THESAURUS

stand over

Lateness

VB be late, tarry, wait, stay, bide, take time, dawdle, linger, loiter, bide one's time, take one's time, gain time, hang fire, stand over, lie over, put off, defer, delay, lay over, suspend, table, shift off, stave off, waive, retard, remand, postpone, adjourn, procrastinate, dally, prolong, protract, spin out, draw out, lengthen out, stretch out, prorogue, keep back, tide over, push to the last, drive to the last, let the matter stand over, reserve, temporize, consult one's pillow, sleep on it, lose an opportunity, be kept waiting, dance attendance, kick one's heels, cool one's heels, faire antichambre, wait impatiently, await, sit up, sit up at night.