sub out
Send someone else
Sub out means to substitute or replace something or someone, typically temporarily.
In sports, a coach subs out a tired player for a fresh one.
In cooking or DIY contexts, you might sub out one ingredient for another: You can sub out butter for oil in this recipe.
The phrase emphasizes removal rather than insertion—contrast with sub in.
- deputizeAppoint as stand-in
- replacePut something else there
- swapExchange one for another
- take overAssume control of something
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
pinch-hit · outsource · surrogate · alternate · switch · proxy · change up · bench · spell · reassign · delegate · pass the baton · handoff · stand in for · temp · step in · rotate · fresh legs