sitting out
Skipping this round
Sitting out means choosing not to participate in something others are doing.
You might sit out a dance, a game, or an election.
The phrase suggests waiting on the sidelines while activity continues: I'll sit out this round.
It can also mean enduring something until it ends: We sat out the storm in the basement.
- benchedTaken out of action
- on the benchInactive but available
- riding the pineSidelined during competition
- warming the benchReserved as backup player
- spectatingViewing an event unfold
waiting · passing up · recuperating · sidelined · on the sidelines · abstaining · rest · inactive · bye · pause · refraining · backup · withdrawal · nonparticipant · disengaging · elimination · skipping · boycotting
- political apathyvoter apathy, political apathy, nonvoting, non-voting, low turnout
- disciplinemisconduct, violation, timeout, grounded, violations
- sidelinedbenched, shelved, sidetracked, put on hold, on hold
- bench termsreserve player, substitute, backup, bench player, bench warmer
- nonparticipationnonparticipation, noninvolvement, noninterference, nonintervention, abstention
- Cash Pokerbuy-in, blinds, big blind, small blind, rake
sitting outparticipating
Taking an active role
joining in · taking part · engaging · jumping in · pitching in
sitting outdancing
Rhythmic bodily motion
playing · competing · exercising · cutting in · moving
sitting outdiving in
Starting with full commitment
going all in · jumping in · committing · taking the plunge · throwing in
sit, settle, out, settled, sitting, settlement, sits, sitter, sit out