sat in for
Covered for someone
Sat in for is the past tense of sit in for, meaning to temporarily take someone's place or substitute for them: She sat in for the regular host while he was on vacation.
The phrase implies filling a role rather than permanently replacing someone.
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- pinch-hitterSubstitute batter
- pinch hitSubstitute in baseball
- alternateOccur in succession
- sub inReplace temporarily
proxy · sit · understudy · fill-in · temp · substitute · replacement · filled in · took over · surrogate · seated · backup vocalist · step in · stepped up · deputy · locum · warm body · guest