standbychore

noun

UK /ˈstændbaɪ tʃɔː/

US /ˈstændbaɪ tʃɔːr/

A standbychore is a small job you keep ready to do when you have free time.

Mom put folding the towels on my standbychore list for rainy days.

SYNONYMS

backup task spare job extra chore reserve duty fill-in task

RELATED WORDS

chore chart to-do list housework routine responsibility

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A job done only when the usual person cannot do it.

Washing the dishes was his standbychore when his sister was sick.

3. A chore kept in reserve for a quiet moment.

I finished my standbychore while waiting for dinner.

4. An easy task saved for later on purpose.

Watering the plants is my standbychore for Saturday morning.