stand in
Fill the gap
To stand in is to substitute temporarily for someone else, typically in a role or position: Can you stand in for me at the meeting?
A stand-in is a person who does this—especially in film production, someone who takes an actor's place during lighting setup or for long shots.
The phrase implies a temporary arrangement rather than permanent replacement.
What takes another's place
- fill-inTemporary substitute person
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- coverProtect by overlaying
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
surrogate · locum · reliever · pinch-hitter · understudy · double · alternate · reserve
Backup actor, ready nightly
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- actorOne who portrays characters
- rolePosition or part
performance · script · lines · stage · cast · director · scene · curtain call
Provisional in-between phase
- actingTemporarily holding position
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
- short-termOf limited duration
makeshift · pro tem · ad hoc · caretaker · transient · placeholder · emergency · last-minute
replacement
What takes another's place
deputy · surrogate · locum · reliever · pinch-hitter · understudy · double · alternate · reserve · proxy
understudy
Backup actor, ready nightly
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- actorOne who portrays characters
role · performance · script · lines · stage · cast · director · scene · curtain call · dress rehearsal
interim
Provisional in-between phase
- actingTemporarily holding position
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
short-term · makeshift · pro tem · ad hoc · caretaker · transient · placeholder · emergency · last-minute · impromptu
- helpingaid, assist, give a hand, help, helping hand
- substitutessubstitute, subs, replacement, substitutes, replace
- interveneintervene, step in, intercede, mediate, arbitrate
- imitationcopy, copycat, imitation, mimicking, replica
stand inoriginal
First or inventive
principal · lead · star · primary · the real thing
standing, understanding, outstanding, upstanding, withstanding