stand down - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
stand down (third-person singular simple present stands down, present participle standing down, simple past and past participle stood down)
- (idiomatic) To wait; to stop pursuing, stop fighting, or relax from a heightened readiness posture.
- Antonyms: square off, square up
They ordered the troops to stand down for the moment.
- (ambitransitive) To withdraw or retire from a position or from a team.
- Synonyms: stand aside, step down
2023 November 29, “Last remaining DB Cargo Class 60s face final workings in December”, in RAIL, number 997, page 19:
The remaining four locomotives in traffic […] are all expected to be stood down due to their high engine hours, as well as being due exams which the company is not prepared to undertake.