standbymode
nounUK /ˈstændbaɪ məʊd/
US /ˈstændbaɪ moʊd/
A way a machine waits quietly until you tell it to work.
The TV goes into standby mode when you turn it off with the remote.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A state of being ready to act but not yet active.
The rescue team stayed in standby mode, ready to help at any moment.
3. A setting on a phone or computer that keeps it partly on so it wakes up fast.
I put my laptop in standby mode so it would start quickly later.
4. A period of waiting without doing much.
After the game ended, the players were in standby mode until the bus arrived.