standing room only
Completely sold out
Standing room only describes a venue so full that all seats are taken and only space to stand remains.
The phrase typically signals a popular event—a sold-out concert, a packed courtroom, a crowded lecture hall: It was standing room only at the town meeting.
Often abbreviated SRO.
- auditoriumRoom for spectators
- overcapacityBeyond maximum capacity
- sold outNo inventory remains
- sold out showEvent at full capacity
- hot ticketHighly sought event pass
box office hit · crowd · scalpers · stadium · queue · anticipation · congestion · crowd control · shoulder to shoulder · sardine can · subway · standees · tight squeeze · full house · discomfort · overflow · fire marshal · fire code
- crowdedcrowded, jam-packed, packed like sardines, crammed, jammed
- attendanceattendance, present, absent, here, attendance sheet
- sales closessoft close, final offer
standing room onlyempty house
Dwelling without occupants
empty seats · empty · deserted · vacant · unoccupied
standing room onlyflop
Complete commercial failure
bomb · box office bomb · low turnout · dud · dead on arrival
stand, room, only, standing, understand, roomy, understanding, stands, outstanding