standing in
Temporarily replacing someone
Standing in means temporarily taking someone's place, especially in a professional context.
A stand-in fills the role when the regular person is unavailable: She's standing in for the director while he's on leave.
In film and television, standing in specifically refers to substituting for an actor during technical setup—lighting adjustments, camera blocking—rather than actual performance.
- locumTemporary professional replacement
- alternateOccur in succession
- fill-inTemporary substitute person
- pinch-hitterSubstitute batter
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
understudy · second string · surrogate · proxy · stepping in · benchwarmer · seat warmer · substitute · replacement · covering for · caretaker · temporary worker · relief · queue · temp · line · placeholder · shadow
- filling infilling in, cramming, inserting, stuffing, packing
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